SATA Spells Trouble for SCSI RAID: Five Controllers Put to the Test

Upgrade Features On The Web

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Software

The Raidcore software requires a login for security reasons.

Creating an array is a relatively simple affair.

Failed drives will be marked and cause an alert. However, an acoustic alert is only supported via motherboard or sound device.

Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.