[aclug-L] Re: RAID question?

[flimzy@xxxxxxxxxx]

Hehe... it may be supported in Linux.  But if the mfgr web site says it's
supported "since kernel 4.02" then that's obviuos reason to question the
reliability of their web site... since the latest Linux kernel is
currently 2.4 :)
-- Jonathan



> 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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>>
>> 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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