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liam_on_linux) wrote2006-11-25 06:31 pm
liam_on_linux) wrote2006-11-25 06:31 pm
More on H/W ATA RAID
I've been having a quick look through Froogle.
It looks like there are some reasonably affordable ATA RAID cards now...
http://froogle.google.co.uk/froogle?q=ide+raid+adaptor+card+-workstation+-tower+-barebone&btnG=Search&hl=en&show=dd&scoring=pd
Highpoint seem to do a range. IME - which is fairly limited, TBH - one of the distinguishing features of a "true" RAID controller is RAID5 support. If it only does 0/1/0+1, it's a firmware controller; if it does 5, it's probably the real deal. Agreed?
Anyone got any personal experience of these Highpoint controllers?
Everything <£50 looks to me like a firmware job... But there's at least 1 £75 card which looks to me like the genuine item:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=83203&source=froogle
It looks like there are some reasonably affordable ATA RAID cards now...
http://froogle.google.co.uk/froogle?q=ide+raid+adaptor+card+-workstation+-tower+-barebone&btnG=Search&hl=en&show=dd&scoring=pd
Highpoint seem to do a range. IME - which is fairly limited, TBH - one of the distinguishing features of a "true" RAID controller is RAID5 support. If it only does 0/1/0+1, it's a firmware controller; if it does 5, it's probably the real deal. Agreed?
Anyone got any personal experience of these Highpoint controllers?
Everything <£50 looks to me like a firmware job... But there's at least 1 £75 card which looks to me like the genuine item:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=83203&source=froogle