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Subject: Re: SATA: RAID 5 controller recommendations
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At 05:47 AM 02/11/2005, Achim Patzner wrote:
>>For SATA I have always been getting the Dell 750s (now 850s) which
>>use the 'aac'
>>Adaptec AdvancedRAID Controller driver, do 'man aac' for more details.
>
>Did you ever have to replace a failed drive? You might try it, just
>to see if you're still happy afterwards.

Thats one thing I must say about 3ware that I really like.  I have 
been using the cards for years now and have not had issues when it 
came to swapping out  dead drives.  I havent had the opportunity to 
do it with the ARECA yet in production to see how it works, only as a test.

         ---Mike