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

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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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