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sithxace   05-29-2009 at 08:00:43 AM

i am trying to do a raid 1 mirror and gay win xp doesnt support it, i am thinking of buying a cheap sata controller. Its just gonna be for my 2 500GB Sata Hard drives. Can i get away with a 40 dollar card or do i really need a 300 dollar card? Just only worried about 2 cards, this is just for my editing system, not a server.

also, any suggestions as to a specific card or best priced one?


Message edited by sithxace on 05-29-2009 at 08:01:19 AM
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TonCharr28   05-29-2009 at 10:16:37 AM
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Honestly, the price does not matter, [i] so long as it can support the type of RAID you want to implement.

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mindless728   05-29-2009 at 03:01:55 PM
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what is your motherboard, your chipset likely can do this raid for you withou an add on card

get your motherboard manual to seeif it does or not


Message edited by mindless728 on 05-29-2009 at 03:05:18 PM
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sithxace   05-29-2009 at 06:27:58 PM
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my motherboard can its a asus I7 mobo, problem is, everything is jammed into my mid tower and with the way the sata ports are on the sides, theres no way i can add 2 hard drives without unplugging everything, much easier to just do this :)

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binbon1009   05-29-2009 at 07:26:35 PM
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If you don't care software raid of hardware raid, those $40 raid card will do the job.

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