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From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net>
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Subject: Re: sil3114 versus sil3114a
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On Fri, Oct 14, 2005 at 02:56:36PM -0400 I heard the voice of
Gary D. Margiotta, and lo! it spake thus:
> 
> since the raid metadat and config is contained on the actual card,

The RAID metadata and config are stored on the drives.  Otherwise,
you'd be kinda screwed if the controller died, now wouldn't you?  :P


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