OT 2nd posting pci ata card ??

[Patrick Siglin]

On Sat, 1 Apr 2006 19:32:49 +0100, Dave S wrote
> Hi all,
> 
> This is a second posting because I could really do with some advice. 
> I have a raid HDD on hda and hdc, works a treat.
> 
> I have a DVDRW on hdb, it works but cripples my system when I use 
> it. I need a workaround.
> 
> Is it possible to use PCI card to give me a PATA interface that I 
> can plug my DVDRW into.
> 
> If so how can I find out which ones are compatible with Linux. I 
> have been googleing but had found very little info. This must be a 
> common problem for RAID users.
> 
> Any help greatly appreciated :)
> 
> Cheers
> Dave
> 
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Is you dvdrw plugged into the raid card? If so do you have an onboard ide 
interface you can move it to? I basically do the same thing but have my 
dvdrom and dvdrw on the onboard and my two ide drives on the adaptic raid 
controller and have no problems.
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