I think you're going to want to rethink that. Promise is one of the great many Yugos of the RAID business. Many on this list downplay software raid (dynamic disks on Windows, md under Linux, etc) but that's only because they've not had the pleasure of dealing with Promise, SIIG, Highpoint, etc.
I refuse to use anything but Areca, LSI Logic, Adaptec and sometimes 3ware, for good reason. I've been dealing with white boxes for a long time, and I regret it whenever I cheap out on the RAID controller. To get a *good* RAID controller you're not going to pay less than $300 US for a new one - $300 would get you an Areca ARC-1210, Adaptec RAID 3405 or LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS 8704ELP. Sometimes Dells and HPs are more expensive than the white boxes for a reason. Sometimes it's because they charge $2k for $1k worth of memory or $300 for a $80 hard drive, and sometimes it's because they're using higher caliber equipment. When it comes to RAID controllers, it's the latter. Michael B. Smith wrote: > _http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=IDE-TX265R_ > > > > Promise FastTrak TX2650 2-Port SAS/SATA RAID PCI-E Controller Card > > > > 1 > > > > $67.01 -- Phil Brutsche [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
