> My only regret is that I'll no longer be using the RAID card to its full > extent. However, I've also read some interesting opinions that talk about > how a low-end RAID card (such as the tx4) can be a bottleneck on higher-end > systems. Mine's a dual-mp 1.4Ghz (1600+) configuration. Such opinions say > that on such a multi-processor, relatively fast system software RAID can > actually be *faster* than relying on a card such as the tx4. I hope that's > true!
Note that the TX4 "RAID" card, is essentially a *software* raid card (i.e. glorified IDE controller). There is very few true IDE raid card with support under linux. 3ware and ARCO DupliDisk are the only ones. http://www.linux-ide.org/chipsets.html -Ross -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
