Hello everyone,
I need to replace my Abit KT7A (it expired) with something that is compatible with my PC133 SDR Ram and my 1200 Athlon. This avoids me having to spend money having to replace the CPU and the memory at this point.
Eventually, this board witht he current memory and cpu will form my server when I upgrade to something a little more cutting edge.
The problem is my RAID setup. My KT7A had on board RAID, and I am having difficulty in choosing a motherboard that will provide the same RAID facility.
I have looked at the ECS K7S5A SiS735 Athlon/Duron Skt A SDR/DDR ATX Motherboard. I like this for a number of reasons, not least because it does both SDR and DDR and would give me some upgrade potential.
However, it does not do RAID. Therefore, I would have to spend a further 70-80 bucks or so to get a RAID card (probably Highpoint 1520) on top of the 60 bucks for the m/board.
Does anyone know of any other choices I might have? Furthermore, does anyone have any opinions on the ECS board mentioned above?
Kind regards,
Skirm
ps. stability is a must!<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by skirmash on 12/24/02 03:46 PM.</EM></FONT></P>
I need to replace my Abit KT7A (it expired) with something that is compatible with my PC133 SDR Ram and my 1200 Athlon. This avoids me having to spend money having to replace the CPU and the memory at this point.
Eventually, this board witht he current memory and cpu will form my server when I upgrade to something a little more cutting edge.
The problem is my RAID setup. My KT7A had on board RAID, and I am having difficulty in choosing a motherboard that will provide the same RAID facility.
I have looked at the ECS K7S5A SiS735 Athlon/Duron Skt A SDR/DDR ATX Motherboard. I like this for a number of reasons, not least because it does both SDR and DDR and would give me some upgrade potential.
However, it does not do RAID. Therefore, I would have to spend a further 70-80 bucks or so to get a RAID card (probably Highpoint 1520) on top of the 60 bucks for the m/board.
Does anyone know of any other choices I might have? Furthermore, does anyone have any opinions on the ECS board mentioned above?
Kind regards,
Skirm
ps. stability is a must!<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by skirmash on 12/24/02 03:46 PM.</EM></FONT></P>