what raid controller?

[Willy K. Hamra]

Eberhard Roloff wrote:
> Willy K. Hamra schrieb:
>> uriah heep wrote:
>>> I would like to set up mirroring on 2 sata WD hard drives.  Could any one
>>> suggest a good low cost controller.  This is for a home computer not
>>> business.
>>>
>>>
>> before getting a controller, many current mother boards support RAID,
>> you sure yours doesn't? what's its model?
>>
>>
> This imho is dangerous advice.
> 
> Imagine you use the "internal fake raid" controller. Let's say, three 
> years from now, your motherboard will fail. Usually, not a big deal 
> but you will surely not be able to buy a motherboard with the same 
> fake raid controller, then. Now what happens to your fake raided data?
> 
> Well, it will be on your backup tape, if you are lucky...
> 
> As drever things are, this advice is mainly targeted at Windows users 
> but even with Linux I would never ever touch such a mess for raid 
> purposes.....
> 
> Kind regards
> Eberhard
> 
> 

i only tried RAID once on a dg965wh mobo using windows a couple of years
ago, and decided i'm no expert in it and returned back to IDE.
so basically such a RAID is also a fake RAID? i thought this is a
hardware RAID because it's set up before windows boot up, and before i
even see the intel splash screen. so it's not hardware?

-- 
Willy K. Hamra
Manager of Hamra Information Systems
Co. Manager of Zeina Computer & Billy Net
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