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robin801
03-29-2003, 6:33 PM
i have a biostar mv7if mobo and i want to setup raid 0(yes i am aware that this mobo doesn't have raid:) )

so now my question----

can someone recommend a raid controller card(is this what it's called?)
Mntsnow
03-29-2003, 6:47 PM
Are you going to use IDE or Scsi hard drives?
robin801
03-29-2003, 6:50 PM
i am going to use 2 wd 80gb special edition drives.(yes i am going to use ide drives).
robin801
03-30-2003, 8:50 PM
^bump^
Mntsnow
03-30-2003, 9:19 PM
Sorry I was gone snowmobiling robin. For an Add-on card for IDE raid I whole-heartly recommend the Promise cards. I've never had any problems with them and they are pretty easy to setup and get going.

Adaptec does make an IDE raid card too but it's a fair chunk of change more expensive.
robin801
03-30-2003, 9:50 PM
http://www.promise.com/product/product_list_eng.asp?familyId=2

which one of these would you recommend (if any)?

if none of these which one?

i have a promise ultra 133 tx2 controller card.(which i like and was easy to setup:) )
Mntsnow
03-30-2003, 9:59 PM
The fasttrak TX2 would probably be the one you want unless you want to get fancy and be able to do more advanced raid configs than 0 or 1 ..if so then I can recommend the SuperTrak SX6000 as I have a couple of clients that use that card and they seem to be pretty happy with it.
robin801
03-30-2003, 10:03 PM
thank you for your help.

hope u had fun on your trip today.
robin801
03-30-2003, 10:08 PM
is an add on raid card better than a mobo with raid?
Mntsnow
03-30-2003, 10:13 PM
Truthfully ...I have several mobo's with Promise raid controllers built in and LOVE them... so I actually prefer on-board raid for Raid 0, Raid 1 or Raid 0+1.

No Onboard IDE raid that I am aware of offers anything more advanced than those I listed above but several Add-0n IDE Raid cards do offer more advanced raid config's such as Raid 3, 5, 10 ect
robin801
03-30-2003, 10:41 PM
can i get some recommendations on mobo with promise raid controllers?

i want to try and setup raid 0.

i just got a dvd burner and i want to transfer some vhs movies over to dvd.

would an intel setup be better than an amd setup?

if i decide to get a new mobo would an intel be better than an amd?

if intel is better can u recommend some mobo with raid?
robin801
03-31-2003, 9:38 AM
did some searching and reading some reviews and came up with this mobo.

asus a7v333
Mntsnow
03-31-2003, 9:40 AM
Asus, MSI and Gigabyte all have boards avaliable with promise raid controllers and I have boards from all 3 of these and like them very much.
robin801
03-31-2003, 9:43 AM
thanks for the help.
robin801
04-01-2003, 11:36 PM
update---i went with the GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP mobo.

thanks again for your help.

will post back with update after i get the board up and running.