You get more more data speed transfer with the Raid card but is it very taxing on the CPU? André Lance Lasky a écrit: > > From: Lance Lasky <llasky@...> > > Don't forget to consider the EIDE RAID solution from Promise Technology. > I use the FastTrak33 version (supporting DMA33 drives) and it's really been great > with audio and Logic. > The new version (FastTrak66) supports DMA66 and only costs about $150 US. > Both versions support up to 4 drives. > With EIDE drives being much more cost effective. > > http://www.promise.com/ > > Goof luck > > Lance Lasky > Miracle Creations > > Amar Nagi wrote: > > > From: Amar Nagi <amar@...> > > > > Please Phil can you enlighten us on how to go about setting this up ? > > I have a seagate Baracuda Scsi 9Gig Hard Drive. Would I need 2 identical > > drives. > > > > I really want to go about setting my hard drives with a RAID configuration > > but have not got a clue how to go about setting it up and costs. > > > > Thankyou > > > > Amar > > > > At 23:40 22/10/99 , Phil Angus wrote: > > >From: "Phil Angus" <angusp@...> > > > > > ><amar@...> wrote: > > >"Does anyone here use a harddrive with a Raid software or hardware > > >controller ? > > >It is a setup used alot in Video suites and corporate industry, don't hear > > >about it much in the audio sections." > > > > > >Yes I am using one. It is stunning with stunning performance. There are > > >several to choose from but you are a bit limited for driver support under > > >Windows 98. I have been searching for a good card for a while now. The AMI > > >cards are good but the only RAID controller that works reliably with 98 is > > >the AMI Megaraid 428, and there are certain limitations that I won't go in > > >to now but can enlighten anyone if they wish to know. > > > > > >I have recently found the Atto RAID card though (attotech.com) and that is > > >absolutely brilliant. With three LVD (Ultra-2) SCSI hard drives striped to > > >RAID 0 the speed is awsome., taking full advantage of the Ultra-2 SCSI BUS, > > >though not quite utilising the available bandwidth with three drives. People > > >do not appreciate just what fast I/O means untill they witness RAID for > > >themselves. > > > > > >Thoroughly recommended, you won't get any sluggish drive performance with > > >this setup. > > > > > >Phil > > > > > > > > > > > >