Onboard 'raid' is like using 'mspaint' for professional photo editing. Just because it's there doesn't mean you should use it. Most onboard raid is utter garbage and can end up doing more harm than good. I would choose software raid over cheap onboard garbage any day. In fact, software raid isn't a bad idea here Duncan, however you will need a 'server' OS like win2k3/2k8.
On Mon, Aug 09, 2010 at 11:39:42PM -0400, Eli Allen wrote: > I don't understand why you want a raid controller. Are you really > doing anything that is disk i/o bound? or is it to keep from losing > data? Would seem like almost any modern m/b with low end CPU would be > faster and you can just use the built in raid to do a mirrored raid. > > > > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 10:26 PM, DSinc <dx7...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > Bryan, > > I will print and parse your suggestions. ?Afraid I may be even more behind. > > The best I can offer are PCI-66 slots on an old Intel STL2 m/b (think this > > is ServerWerz chipset/design). ?Know this may be way past its' prime, but > > this beast just will not die. > > Yes, I may be trying to beat a horse that ain't quite dead yet..... > > Still learning. ?I'll get back to you. Let me parse, absorb, and, think. > > ?There are a few times when Technology can just suck! > > Thanks, > > Duncan > > -- Bryan G. Seitz