RE: IDE RAID?

I've used the Adaptec IDE RAID controller with great success, and an number
of motherboards are now shipping with RAID on the motherboard. 

Are you looking for RAID 5 or just 1 (mirroring)? The price jums
significantly when you look at RAID 5, then again, with the additional
drives necessary for RAID 5 you'll also begin to see the performance
problems from IDE over SCSI.

You say you're looking for something w/o a driver, if memory serves the
Adaptec doesn't have a driver. But you'll still need the server software
unless you're not interested in knowing when your drives fail. <G>

-Walden

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-----Original Message-----
From: David Gibbs [mailto:david@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 11:36 AM
To: pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PcTech] IDE RAID?


Anyone have a recommendation for a hardware IDE RAID card?

I'd really like something that doesn't need drivers.

I used to use ARCO DupliDisk ... which was quite nice, but the card doesn't 
work in my current server.

Ideally I would like something that does DMA 100+.

Thanks!

david
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