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From: Joseph Kerian <jkerian@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: RAID Cards
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On 6/26/05, Bob Bomar <bob@ibsd.us> wrote:
> I am looking to build a new file server.  I have used
> Promise cards exclusivly in the past, but I am looking
> at Highpoint cards for this machine.  Anybody have any
> opinions on RAID cards?

I've had no real trouble with the Highpoint 1540 SATA card. The
downloadable drivers work fine under 5.3, but the install/setup is a
bit strange.
The drivers are on a floppy disk image that you just mount. Included
in the tgz file is a pdf file that describes the installation
instructions (there is no text file with the equivelent information).

--Joe