P5LD2 Deluxe and Raid 1 on Pata (ultradma)

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In article <42b00adc$0$2553$636a15ce@news.free.fr>, "Gilles Vollant"
<info@winimage.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> I want configure a system with an asus P5LD2 Deluxe
>
> I want use two IDE hard disk in raid 1 (mirror) mode.
> I've 6 Pata/Ultra dma device : 2 DVD, 2 independant hard disk and 2 disk
> configured in Raid 1 mode
>
> Unlike previous p5AD2 Deluxe with ITE 8212F Pata controller, which provide
> raid feature, the P5LD2 contain ITE 8211F without Raid feature
>
> there is also an Intel ICH7 southbridge, with 4 sata and 1 ultradma port
>
> do you known if we can configure the ultradma port in raid 1?

ITE 8211F IDE controller datasheet:
http://www.iteusa.com/product_info [...] 8211_2.asp
http://www.iteusa.com/product_info [...] V0.2.1.pdf

Intel ICH7 Southbridge datasheet:
ftp://download.intel.com/design/c [...] 701301.pdf

Page 40 of the ICH7 document, seems to be suggesting the
RAID function still only applies to the SATA interfaces.
So the PATA interface is only for non-RAID configs.

Is there some way to run a software RAID in Windows, using
the PATA interfaces on the 8211F ? I know there is a hack
for running Windows RAID5 on vanilla ports, but cannot
tell you the best/cheapest route to getting other
RAID functions in software only.

You could also buy a couple of SATA disks, and keep the PATA
drives for the occasional backup of your mirrored SATA.

Paul