Milan Andric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > likely go with this board (rather than add a promise TX4 card which costs > ~$70), > i figure i can just spend a few extra $$ for motherboard with alot of > sata ports : > Epox "EP-8RDA6+Pro" NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset > http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-123-221&depa=1
That sounds like the motherboard I have. I *didn't* disable the RAID in the BIOS, and it works fine using software RAID, but it's probably better to disable the onboard RAID. Do so before starting; once you've put something on one of the harddrives with the onboard RAID on, you can't just disable the onboard RAID. > and case that can house 3 to 5 drives : > Antec Solution Series Black ATX Mid Tower Case, Model "SLK3000-B" > http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-129-152&depa=1 And that is probably similar to the case I have, the Antec SLK3700BQE. I have three Samsung Spinpoint 160Gb drives. I put a Panaflo fan in the front, and run both fans at 7V. I used a Mobile AMD 2500+. The machine is close to silent and is very cool, even when being stress tested. The loudest component is the power supply fan, which I couldn't easy replace. Dan
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