Hi, It is been a while since I did active stuff with linux. Thus my knowledge of what is current in the OS is outdated. I tried to get newer info with HOWTOs and other stuff. But still I am not sure at all. Here are my questions.
1) All most all of the newer motherboards come with SATA RAID. Is this usable as is without any additional kernel drivers. I ask this because I read in many knowledge base resources that a HW controller looks just like an IDE controller. 2) What about additional on board RAID controllers? Like the VIA/PROMISE Chipsets built into some of the ASUS mother boards? Do they require additional drivers or can I use them just like any other IDE controller? 3) My need for using these controllers is to have the ability to add extra disk and I do not need their RAID features. But if RAID can be had without much trouble I definitely would like to give it a try. The bottom line is I like to get beyond the 4 drive limit with the standard primary and secondary controller on the Mobo with the use of these additional builtin controllers. Thanks for the time. If it is not too much trouble please also CC me your response. Thanks and Regards Ramesh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]