Good RAID for New Desktop Machine?
In comp.arch.storage Arno Wagner wrote:
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Doug White wrote:
I need to get a new desktop machine, and I'm planning on getting a card
to support RAID mirroring in case of a disk crash. My wife has a 6 month
old Dell that she bought with some brand of card & 2 drives, but Dell
didn't install the card. We discovered that the first thing the card
wants to do is reformat your primary drive, which is absurd. We sent it
back and got a card from Promise. It took a few tech support calls to
get it installed & working properly. Even now, it wants to go to the
setup menu every time you boot.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a good RAID card? I'd like to get
one that is reliable, and won't trash the primary (or remaining good)
drive if something crashes. I've read too many horror stories of RAID
systems that do stuff like reformatting the good drive when a bad drive
is replaced & other such nonsense.
I'll be using this with XP Pro, so Vista isn't an issue.
Thanks!
Doug White
Stay away from Adaptec. 3ware has a good reputation, but
can you name a single problem with an adaptec 2420SA?
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