I ran out of IDE connectors for my home file server, and I need a few more (4 to be exact). I don't need anything fancy, just something that will support 250GB PATA/IDE hard disks, run at least at ATA/100 speeds, and will run under Fedora Core 5 (with linux software raid, and LVM).
The local CompUSA has a cheap card which I can pick up tonight, but I am not sure it would be compatible with Linux. CompUSA PCI ATA 133 RAID Card - $30 http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=BROWSE&cmid=toptab&in_dim_search=1&N=%2D380&product_code=329470&Pn=PCI_ATA_133_RAID_Card NewEgg has a slightly more expensive card, but I would have to wait till the end of the week for it to arrive. PROMISE ULTRA133 TX2 PCI IDE 66M PCI Controller Card - OEM - $37 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16816102007 I will not be using the cards built in RAID, I will be using Linux's software raid and LVM. I would prefer to just pick up the card tonight so my first choice would be the first card, but I am worried about the Linux support. I do have 8 free SATA ports, but I would really like to use the 250GB PATA/IDE drives, so the other option I looked at was the IDE to SATA adapter, but something seemed fishy when they said it supports 100, 133 and 150Mbps transfers, but only support UDMA 0 to 4. Unless I am mistaken, isn't UDMA 5 = 100MBps, UDMA 6 = 133MBps? SYBA SY-JM-SIDE SATA/IDE Adapter, Connect IDE Devices to SATA Port on Motherboard - Retail - $10 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822998008 Suggestions? Thanks, Kenneth /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
