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"Michael S." <mspurgeon5@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Perhaps it was luck--but no problems of any kind with this motherboard and
> the optical drives (BTW, I am using a Plexwriter Premium CD burner and a
> Plextor PX-712A DVD burner on the secondary IDE channel and they both work
> great with Nero). Thus no problem with IAA and the optical drives.
>
> The only issue I have had with this computer build is some compatibility
> issues between Norton Systemworks and the Audigy 2ZS sound card--I had to
> disable a couple of functions of the sound card since neither Symantec nor
> Soundblaster would own up to the issue although they admitted that it
> existed--they just pointed fingers at each other.
What were the incompatabilities you mentioned? I have the audigy2 zs and
norton Sytemworks also.
>
> MikeSp
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> "Jada" <Jada@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>> I'm about to setup of of these boards. Any problems with IAA and your
>> optical drives? I've heard some people have had problems burning disc
>> and the cure was to get rid of IAA.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
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>> On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 06:08:33 -0600, "Michael S."
>> <mspurgeon5@comcast.net> wrote:
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>>>Alan--I am using RAID 0 with paired Raptors also with that same
>>>motherboard.
>>>Suggest that you disable the Promise controller and use the ICH5R Intel
>>>Controller which is faster. I have two optical drives, two SATA drives
>>>and
>>>an P-ATA HDD connected to the Intel Controller and no need for the
>>>Promise.
>>>It may be that the Promise Controller works through a PCI channel which
>>>slightly slows throughput down.
>>>
>>>MikeSp
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>>>"Alan Guest" <alan.guest1@virgin.net> wrote in message
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>>>> Can anyone help me?
>>>>
>>>> I have two WD 36 GB Raptors that I want to set up as RAID 0. My
>>>> motherboard has two RAID controllers. One is the Intel ICH5R and the
>>>> other
>>>> is the Promise PDC20378. Which is the prefered one to use? Any help or
>>>> suggestion would be most welcome.
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks Alan
>>>>
>>>
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