
The Megaraid i4 from LSI Logic proved to be a good Ultra-DMA/ 100 controller. It is equipped with 16 MB of cache and achieved good scores with RAID 0 and 1. In the RAID-5 comparison, however, it was behind the Escalade 7850 in every discipline.
At 16 MB, this card has the largest memory capacity of all the cards we tested. It supports RAID levels 0, 1, 3 and 5, plus the combinations 0+1, 0+3 and 0+5. The four-channel controller is based on the Sil 0649 chip from Silicone Image, is hot-pluggable, and allows connection of up to eight hard disks. With its five-year manufacturer's warranty, the Megaraid i4 gets good marks for service. Although not one of the top performers, the LSI card is a suitable alternative to the Escalade 7850.

The four channels of the LSI Logic Megaraid i4 are neatly arranged in line, and will accept up to eight drives.
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- Expansion Cards Better Than Onboard Chips
- Performance And Security
- Test Procedure And Evaluation
- Know How: RAID Levels And Glossary
- E-IDE Interface
- Adaptec ATA Raid 1200A
- Dawicontrol DC-100 Raid
- Dawicontrol DC-133 Raid
- Highpoint Rocket Raid 133
- Highpoint Rocket Raid 404
- LSI Logic Megaraid I4
- Promise Fast Trak TX2000
- Scores And Features Table
- Recommendations
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