I'm strapped for cash so I'm ponying up my raid controller. I'd like to see 235~250 + shipping out of it. Here is the description.
The MegaRAID® Elite 1500 controller employs the latest 64-bit PCI RAID technology using the Intel® i960®RN I/O processor. Using two Ultra2 LVD SCSI channels, the controller offers ISPs, workgroups and departmental server environments unequalled performance and reliability.
Key Features
• IA-64 Ready
• Two Ultra2 LVD SCSI Channels
• 66 MHz 64-Bit ECC SDRAM Controller
• PCI 2.2 Compliant
• PCI Bus Master with Burst Data Rate up to 266 MB/s
• One DIMM Socket with 66 MHz or above 72-Bit Unbuffered 3.3 V ECC
SDRAM Supporting up to 128 MB
• Advanced Management and Configuration Utilities
• On-Board Battery Backup Module for Cache Memory included
• 64 MB ECC SDRAM included
Controller Specifications
• Intel i960®
• RN 64-Bit Intelligent I/O Processor
• 100 MHz i960JX Core
• 16 KB 2-Way I-Cache, 4 KB D-Cache
• PCI Bus Master with Burst Data Rate up
to 266 MB/s
• Universal 64-Bit PCI (32-bit PCI compatible)
• PCI 2.2 Compliant
• Full Length PCI Card (12.3”x4.2”)
• I2O Messaging Unit
• Built-in Hardware XOR Engine for RAID Parity
• On-Board Battery Backup Unit
• ACPI Support
• PC 99 Compliant
Controller Cache
• One DIMM Socket with 66 MHz 72-Bit
• Unbuffered 3.3 V ECC SDRAM
• Configurable from 32 MB to 128 MB DIMM
• SCSI Specifications
• One LSI Logic 53C896 Ultra2 LVD/SE Dual
SCSI Controller
• One LSI Logic 53C896 Ultra2 LVD/SE Dual
SCSI Controller
• Two External P68 Connectors (VHDC)
• Two Internal P68 Connectors (UHD)
• SCSI Cable Lengths of up to 12 Meters
• With LVD Drives
• Auto-Switching LVD-SE Terminators
• Automatic Termination Enable/Disable Via
• Cable Detection
• Optional Jumpers for SCSI Bus Termina-tion
and Termpwr Control
RAID Features
• Supports up to 15 Devices per Channel
• Supports RAID Levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 10, 30 and 50
• Tagged Command Queuing
• Supports Scatter/Gather
• Multi-Threading of up to 256 Commands
Simultaneously
• Variable Stripe Size for All Logical Drives
• Write Through or Write Back on a Logical
Drive Basis
• Adaptive Read-Ahead
• I2O Shell Support
On-Board Peripherals
• 1 MB Flash ROM
• 32 K of NVRAM for RAID Configuration
Storage
• Audio Buzzer Indicates RAID System Error/
Warning
• RS232 Serial Communication Port for
Diagnostics and Debugging
Fault Tolerance
• COD - Configuration On Disk
• Automatic Detection of Failed Drives
• Automatic and Transparent Rebuild of Hot Spare Drives
• Hot Swapping of New Drives without
Bringing the System Down
• On-Board Battery Backup Module for Cache Memory
Provides up to 72-Hour Data Retention
• Support for SAF-TE Enclosure Management
• Serial Communication Interface SMART Support
Universal Driver Suite
• Novell® NetWare® 4.2 and 5.x
• Microsoft Windows NT®TM 4.0/2000
• SCO® UNIX® 5.0
• UNIXWare® and SMP 2.x and 7.0
• DOS 5.0 and Above
• Redhat Linux®
• Solaris x86 2.6, 7 and 8
• IBM OS/2 Warp and E-Business
• FreeBSD
• BSDI
• Win64, Linux64 and Monterey when Launched
MegaRAID® Management
• Power Console® Plus
• Creates and Manages Multiple Disk Arrays
• Controls and Monitors Multiple RAID Servers
• Programmable Rebuild Rate by Logical Drive
• Configuration Wizard
• Event Monitoring by Severity Level
• User Friendly GUI
• SNMP Support
• FlexRAID® Included
• Client and Server Modules All-in-One
• Schedulable Check Consistency
• Silent Install
• Hot Key “Boot-up” Configuration via BIOS WebBIOSTM
Browser-based BIOS Configruation Utility
• Color and Complete Mouse Control at Boot-Up Time
• BUI (Browser User Interface) Look and Feel
• Dynamic Links Set New Standards of Usability
• Point-and-Click Configuration
• Non-GUI MegaManager
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I'm not sure on those. When you put a 64bit card in a 32 bit slot "I believe"(note, not sure) that some of the features are disabled but it should still function somewhat properly, however this largely depends on if the manufacturer intended it to do this. So what I would do is find the adaptec cards on ebay and go to adaptecs site and see their FAQ or see the troubleshooting page and try and find out if they will work or not before you buy them.
Most 64Bit cards will work in 32Bit slots but not in the max speed. for example this card have two channels each one support 80MB/Sec. That is 160MB/Sec Normaly 32Bit slot will be able to move all that data but it will use all the PCI data bus. I use a Dual channel U160 card and No 32Bit slot will be able to move 320MB/Sec. I can still use the card in a 32Bit system but I will not get the max from it.
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