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Subject: Re: 3ware discontinuing the Escalade Series
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan C. Bonham" <Ryan@srfarms.com>


> The Adaptec 2400A IDE Raid Cards work under Linux, although you will need
to
> patch your kernel, the patch is available from Adaptec's website.
> It seems like work was being done to add support for the Promise RAID
cards,
> it seems like Alan had support in his tree, I might be wrong about that
> though. Alan?

Unfortunately, the Adaptec cards underperform the 3Ware stuff in quite a few
tests.
My two main problems with the Adaptec cards: They don't offer an 8-port
model, and the prices are significantly higher than those of the equivalent
3Ware card..


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