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Thanks for your response. I'd like to install my OS (probably Vista & Linux and maybe XP as well) on RAID 1 (or RAID 1+0) so I guess I'll have to use the F6 method (on XP at least) and won't need to use the JMB363 ports.

I've just read the X58 motherboard roundup and I'm curious as to why some motherboards have more than one type of SATA controller. For instance, the GA-EX58-UD5 has 6 SATA ports via the ICH10R and another 4 SATA ports via the JMB363. Both types of controllers give you RAID, so why have two...