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From: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>
To: ravi pina <ravi@cow.org>
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Subject: Re: IDE RAID Revisited
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On Thu, Dec 13, 2001 at 10:20:01PM -0500, ravi pina wrote:
> can anyone suggest a good mobo that has onboard
> ide raid?  does such a best exist?  i recall
> seeing one a few months ago, but don't remember
> what make and comparability.

The onboard IDE raid controlers are crap.  They provide almost no
protection against anything and pretty much no performance gain either.
If you want protection use a real IDE raid controler like the 3ware
Escalade series.  If you want performance use ccd or vinum.

-- Brooks

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