Re: Re: Please suggest a mobo for >4 IDE drives.

From: Raiz_mpx (Rthoreau_at_iwon.com)
Date: 12/31/03

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Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 13:03:41 -0600

    > From: Ramasubramanian Ramesh <rramesh@ti.com>
    > Date: Today 09:03:46
    >
    > Paul,

    > Sorry for starting the second thread. But some how the first thread
    > seem to have given the wrong impression about why I was looking for
    > RAID
    > controller. You can easily see from the replies that it went deep into
    > the worlds of RAID as opposed to leading to 5+drives on the same mobo.
    > To make sure that the real intention comes out, I simply abandoned the
    > first one and started a new one.  This ways the subject line is
    > clearer
    > - I do not care for the RAID but want another set of IDE controller/
    > host.

    > Thanks and Regards
    > Ramesh

    You really do not need another motherboard, but an ATA controller card.
    Most motherboards will only have 2 IDE connectors on the board, for up
    to 4 drives, so if you have say a cdrom, a dvdrom and two harddrives
    you have already maxed out the connectors. Or if you want a Zip drive,
    or a dvd writer, what do you do then? I say use your current
    motherboard, and just purchase a controller card. Such as the
    highpoint, or promise controllers, you can pick them up for a good
    price. Just make sure they have Linux drivers, both highpoint, and
    promise are supported in the newer kernels.

    Rthoreau 

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