HP uses ASUS Motherboards on all their desktops and has for at least 3 years. However some abilities of the boards may be constrained (For example, my HP a1710n's MB is capable of SATA II 3.0GBp/s, but the HP drivers only enable SATA 1 1.5GPp/s).
-Adam On 12/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a message dated 12/19/2007 10:13:27 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Marnie, that machine almost certainly has a RAID controller built into > it. A quick check, if you're comfortable doing it, would be to reboot > and start the BIOS setup. Depending on which BIOS manufacturer HP used > for that machine's mobo, it could be on just about any menu. :-) It > probably would be on a menu related to setting up the chipset on the > mobo. If you see any RAID setup options, you're golden. > > If not, it might still be there, but you'll need to consult HP, or > someone who knows more than me about their machines. :-) > > If your machine /doesn't/ have it, you'll want a PATA or SATA card with > RAID built into its firmware. When you install it in the machine, you > should end up with some new BIOS settings you can use to configure the RAID. > > If you didn't know, for RAID mirroring you're going to want two drives > with the same capacity, since you'll just lose any extra on the bigger > drive when you set up the mirroring. > > -- > Thanks, > DougF (KG4LMZ) > > ============ > Found motherboard specifications but no specific mention of RAID, though it > has four SATA connectors. > > There is a software download for a RAID driver, but it's an update. So I've > been trying to find the original on my machine, but so far no luck. Though I > am still digging into that. > > So I guess the question is if RAID capability is built into the SATA > connectors on the motherboard. And it also explains why the guy at Fry's > directed me > to what just looked like SATA boards. Xmas shopping and all too busy to get > a clerk's attention and ask dumb but pertinent questions. ;-) > > It seems like it would be there, but you never know with HP Pavilions. Heh. > Yes, know hd should be same sizes. > > You've given me some things to poke into. > > Thanks, Doug > > Marnie > > --------------------------------------------- > Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. > > > > > **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes > (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
