On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 19:32:43 -0600, Ramasubramanian Ramesh wrote: > All, > > I suppose I was not clear about the reason for using the on mobo RAID > chipsets. I simply want to have the ability to use more than 4 IDE > devices. I thought using the on board RAID controller was a easy > solutions. I suppose not. > > All I want to do is to have the ability to run 4 IDE harddrives and 2 > CD/DVD ROM/RW drives. I am told that SATA can be used a host. But that > is not the best for me as I have to buy SATA drive and my ATA drives > wont do. > If any of you have suggestions short of buying a new ATA card, I am > eager to know. >
Ramesh, I am using ATA RAID channels as plain old IDE channels with no problems. I have not set up RAID arrays in the RAID controller's BIOS. Everything works normally. The HPT372 is recognized, and the channels are enabled as normal IDE channels. My setup: ABIT KG7-RAID mobo (Highpoint HPT372 RAID) IDE0 (standard) 2 disks IDE1 (standard) ATAPI CDROM and ATAPI 250MB Zip IDE2 (HPT372) 2 disks IDE3 (HPT372) 2 disks -- ....................paul Programming without a hex editor is like watchmaking without a hammer. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
