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From: "Reuben D. Budiardja " <techlist@(protected) >
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 11:36 AM
Subject: support for controller and Serial ATA
> I have a Dell poweredge 2300 machine running RHEL 3 with one of the SCSI
> drives giving a sign of failing (a bunch of kernel error IO message once in a
> while).
> I am thinking of just replacing it with IDE drives and probably run software
> RAID 1, but I need to get PCI to ATA controller card.
>
> Anyone has any suggestion for card that will just work without any major
> hassle ?
>
> I 'm looking at Promise card here:
>
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=16-102-007&catalog=410&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0
>
> and wondering if people have used it and satisfied (or not ) with it.
>
> Another thing I 'm considering is to use Serial ATA card and Serial ATA drives
> instead, because they 're faster. Does the kernel, specifically in RH 9 and
> RHEL 3, support that already?
>
> Thanks for any info you can give me.
>
> RDB
I 'm no authority on RAID (or in many respects still learning Linux to begin
with!), but from everything I have ever read - Promise RAID controllers and
Linux mix like oil and water. Don 't do it. "Splurge " and spend a few more
dollars for an Adaptec controller.
Chris
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