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| Thread ID: 47303 | 2004-07-22 08:37:00 | Recommendations for a PCI SATA RAID Controller | Growly (6) | Press F1 |
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| 254237 | 2004-07-22 08:37:00 | Hello, I've decided to run RAID 0, but don't trust my on board chip. Also, I will be getting a new SATA HDD soon, so I need a new controller. My question is, which is the best to buy? What are your (if any) experiences? My budget is around $200. I have looked at Ascent, and although I see one there that will suit me, I am unsure of its abilities. Also, if anyone else has tried any others that aren't listed, I could go looking for them. Thanks very much. |
Growly (6) | ||
| 254238 | 2004-07-22 10:53:00 | How many channels do you want/need? Why dont you trust your onboard SATA? For $200 you could easily get a nice 2 channel Adaptec, Promise or Highpoint controller. Ive recently brought a LSI MegaRAID controller although only PATA im very impressed with LSI. I found it to be a good combination of price and quality, might be worth having a look at their SATA products. | Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 254239 | 2004-07-23 06:36:00 | Thanks, I don't trust my onboard controller because the drivers are not the best - last time my disks corrupted :s However, I am also using both channels anyway - so need a new one regardless. I was looking at a 4 channel card, (just incase). I've seen the LSI MegaRAID cards in action (specifically the 6 Channel 64bit PCI-X model, and they are awesome, but are expensive) Thanks very much. |
Growly (6) | ||
| 254240 | 2004-07-23 08:55:00 | i like promise controllers myself. tho there not the cheapest. one thing to watch with raid card bios and drivers is with some makes/models you need to format reinstall if you upgrade the driver/bios otherwise you can corrupt the data on the drive. |
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| 254241 | 2004-07-23 21:33:00 | I see.... I better start downloading manuals.... | Growly (6) | ||
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