Re: SATA pci controller

From: Arno Wagner (me_at_privacy.net)
Date: 11/26/04 

Date: 26 Nov 2004 00:07:45 GMT

Previously Paolo Alexis Falcone <pfalcone@localhost.localdomain> wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 23:36:02 +0000, wrote:

>> I'm looking to setup a 5 or 6 drive RAID5 array. I'm perfectly happy doing
>> this with software raid, but wondered about hardware to get all those ports.
>> Has anyone used the promise sata150-tx4?
>> http://www.promise.com/product/product_detail_eng.asp?productId=98&familyId=3
>>
>> I figured I'd use one of these plus the two SATA controllers already built
>> into whatever motherboard I end up using.
>> I'm also looking for a sub $100 mobo with SATA and 66mhz PCI, but that's
>> another story.
> Warning - Promise SATA RAID is fakeraid. You're better off using Linux
> kernel software raid. Of course, you could opt to use a hardware RAID card
> (3ware cards come into mind) on 64bit PCI/ PCI-X slots (that would be
> sweet).

The 150TX4 is _not_ a RAID controller at all, not even a faked one ;-)

Arno 

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