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> Ack!  I just specified a system with a 3ware card for my lab's file
> server based on storagereviews recommendation.   I think I'm going to
> have to ask for a substitution and get the adaptec for 4x40 GB ATA 100 drives

You should probably just substitute a 6000 series 3ware controller.

> Since word on the street is 3ware is out of the controller business,
> is Adaptec the only HW ATA raid game in town (2400A series) for my setup?
> If so does the Adaptec controller have known problems?

If someone can kick the relevant details out of Promise, I'm sure that
something could be done with their 6-port controller, but in the meantime
yes, Adaptec is the only game in town.

The Adaptec controller is basically a DPT (sorry, Adaptec SCSI RAID)
controller with ATA channels on it.  It's not a great device, although
I'd say that it would a least basically work.

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