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From: "xaos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Newbie Stops Leaping Forward!
>
> >
> > Those boards with 4 interfaces are RAID boards. ABit makes one for
the
> > athlon/thunderbird (KT7-RAID, I think)You can really only use the
normal
> > 2 interfaces for up to 4 drives. The other 2 interfaces are used to
> > mirror the first 2.
>
> no... they are ATA100 controllers.. i just built one yesterday.
they're like
> onboard SCSI host controllers but with IDE 80 pin connectors and you
can use
> them however you like as i understand.. the ATA100 controller sure
didn't
> mind the 66 drive i put on it..
>
> -x.
So are you saying that the new ATA100 cables have to plug into 2
seperate interfaces?
I have not seen one of the new drives or cables for them. I looked at
Abit's KA7-100 spec.sheet, but it wasn't very insightful as to what
those extra slots were for. Just assumed they were like the KT7-RAID.
Guess that's what I get for assuming. :)
And I thought I got over assuming things after I assumed Micro$oft would
fix their software!! Hehe
