[CoLoCo] SATA RAID controller

[David L. Willson]

I agree that software RAID is fine for most purposes and better for some, but your
paragraph implies that 3ware is software RAID.  It's not.  md is software RAID, 3ware is
hardware RAID.

On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 02:20:06 -0700, W S wrote
> Seriously, software RAID is your friend.  Is there a specific reason
> you want to go with hardware based RAID?  3ware has been in the
> mainline kernel for a long time, and it's the only SATA/IDE RAID
> controller I trust.
> 
> On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 12:53 PM, Jim Hutchinson <jim at ubuntu-rocks.org> wrote:
> > I'm still trying to find a RAID controller that will work with my system and
> > is not too expensive. These things run from $15 to $1000. 3ware seems to
> > have mostly 64 bit cards that won't fit my mobo. So far, this is the only
> > one I found that "might" work
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816116041. There are
> > others from other makers but some are so cheap I'm wondering if they are any
> > good. Can anyone shed any light on the subject?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jim
> >
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