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Performance is going to *suck* with 5 IDE disks, assuming of course you
can actually get 3 IDE controllers to work in the same box. I guess the
question is what's more important?
1) Saving a few bucks
2) Keeping your hair
:-)
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On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, Jeremy Wohl wrote:
> Linux software RAID5 w/5 EIDE UMDA disks. Crazy?
>
> I assume the problem is getting io requests to occur simultaneously. My
> surfing tells me most controllers provides poor same-channel access,
> yet independent channels. So three controllers, one disk per channel
> would provide concurrent io's, if the linux eide driver makes use of
> them.
>
> I'd appreciate any confirmation of this information.
>
> thanks!
>
> -jeremy
>
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