[ILUG] Highpoint Sata RAID

[Rick Moen]

Quoting FRLinux (frlinux at gmail.com):

> I am looking for a Serial ATA RAID Controller card and Highpoint has
> two types, a 2 port  (1520) and the 4 ports (1640). Their site
> indicates compatibility with FreeBSD, and several Linux including
> several 2.6.x kernels.
> 
> Has anyone got experience with such a card under Linux ? I would be
> specifically interested in its use in hardware RAID.
> 
> LinuxMafia's kb mentions that fakeraid driver which can be used but
> not advised ...

For the benefit of said kb, what is the chipset on the 1640?  I've not
previously encountered mention of that model, before.