Notes
Blocker: Could not enter BIOS setup (GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 rev 2.0 mainboard) with this card installed.
Tried all possible ports.
Tested with Trisquel 7.0 Belenos [please add that to the list h-node admins].
This is a controller type AHCI, not HECI [please add that to the list h-node admins].
Vendor product information
Model number: SI-PEX40064
S/N: 150205GS0010722
From
http://iocrest.com/en/product_details285.html
Product name: SATA III 4-port PCI-e Controller Card, with Full and Low Profile Brackets,Marvel 88SE9215 chipset
Product model: IO-PCE9215-4I
Product description:
Specifacation
Chipset: Marvell 88SE9215
Ports:
4 Internal SATA 6Gb/s Ports
Compliant with PCI-Express Specification v1.0
Compliant with Serial ATA Specification 3.0
Supports Communication Speeds of 6.0 Gbps, 3.0 Gbps, and 1.5 Gbps
Hot Plug and Hot Swap
Supports Native Command Queue (NCQ)
Supports Port Multiplier FIS Based Switching or Command Based Switching
Compatible with SATA 6G, 3G and 1.5G Hard Drives
Package detail
Package Info
Dimension: L 7 x W 5.5 x H 1.5 inch
Weight: 0.38 lb
UPC: 810154016877
Package Includes
SATA III 4-port PCI-e Controller Card
User Manual
Low Profile Bracket
19" SATA Cables (x2)
Driver CD
Software requirement
Windows 8
Windows 7
Vista
Windows XP
Server 2008
Server 2008 R2
Server 2003
Linux 2.6.x and Above (AHCI devices driver is a built-in feature)
Software information
lspci
04:00.0 SATA controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 9215 (rev 11)
lspci -v
04:00.0 SATA controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 9215 (rev 11) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
Subsystem: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 9215
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 44
I/O ports at 5000 [size=8]
I/O ports at 5400 [size=4]
I/O ports at 5800 [size=8]
I/O ports at 5c00 [size=4]
I/O ports at 6000 [size=32]
Memory at ed000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at f0300000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ahci
lspci -nnk
04:00.0 SATA controller [0106]: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device [1b4b:9215] (rev 11)
Subsystem: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device [1b4b:9215]
Kernel driver in use: ahci