[aclug-L] Re: RAID question?

[David Carmichael <dec2955@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I am going to guess that this is really than a software raid card... even
tho the mfg web site says that Linux has supported the card since kernel
4.02 and should not need drivers and I need drivers for DOS/Windows based
machines to see and use the connected devices.

--David

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Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 3:30 PM
Subject: [aclug-L] Re: RAID question?


>
> That doesn't mean anything other than that your RAID card has its own BIOS
> (sort of a no brainer... a RAID card without a BIOS would be rather
> useless).  About a year ago when I was researching RAID controllers, the
> cheapest Hardware RAID controller was about $130.  I'm sure the price has
> gone down since then... I think I've heard of some available in the
> $60-$80 range within the last few months.
> Chances are, though... unless you KNOW it's a hardware card, it's probably
> not.
> -- Jonathan
>
>
> > From:
> >> James
> >> .... you know you have a hardware based raid card (which does the
> > processing on itself) ....
> > From
> >> Jonathan Hall
> >> Whether that works will be a question to ask your RAID controller
> >> manual
> > :) ....
> >
> > IT seems to be a hardware based card due to the fact that it does do an
> > IDE chain INIT after the BIOS and onboard IDE INIT but before the
> > systems installed hardware screen is displayed... and the reason that I
> > am asking is that the manual is nothing more than a single 8.5" X 5.5"
> > sheet saying plug in and boot up with picures.
> >
> > --David
> >
> >
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