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Subject: Re: CMD-649 support? (in a hurry - please help)
From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Ruth Ivimey-Cook <Ruth.Ivimey-Cook@ivimey.org>
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On Fri, 2002-06-07 at 12:42, Ruth Ivimey-Cook wrote:
> I noticed a while ago that there is a little-advertised 4-cable promise
> controller available (i.e. 8 disks from one PCI card). It might be the case
> that the BIOS for this card can cope with one other similar card, to give a
> max of 16 disks.

Promise also do a 6 channel hardware raid card for IDE - the SX6000, and
supertrak 100. For lots of disks I would strongly recommend the 3ware
cards. Just watch who you buy from the prices vary wildly..

Alan

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