Re: SATA RAID Question - New to linux

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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 14:58:48 +0100
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org

On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 01:45:00PM -0000, A Dehaney-Steven wrote:
>
> Hello.
>
> I am looking to install linux on a machine at home (AMD XP +2400) My
> motherboard(MSI K7N2G-LISR) supports SATA RAID with a Promise chip.
>
> I want to install and run from the RAID array.
>
> Will Debian work for me?
>
> I'm completely new to linux but I want rid of Mr Grates and his Micro
> Shaft products. Be gentle with me.

If you'd googled for debian promise raid, you'd have seen my page.
http://www.antgel.co.uk/compsci/linux/promise_raid.shtml Hope it
helps. As an aside, you may wish to not configure the Promise RAID BIOS
and do all yout RAIDing from Linux. It is more difficult that way - if
you search the archives of this list, you'll see that you need to tread
_very_ carefully.

A

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