Hard drives for IDE Raid 0

CaptianScooby

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ok Question:
First what types of RAID 0 cards are goo and supported under XP Pro,and support ata/100. Also what type of drives are good for this type of RAID? I am probably not going to run anything over $110 per drive since I am going to buy 2. any help would be appreciated.
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Quetzalboat

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According to my suggestion :

MOTHERBOARDS

ABIT KT7A RAID VIA KT-133A 200MHz /266MHz FSB SOCKET A MOTHERBOARD (Ver 1.3) - RETAIL with 6PCI 1 ISA 1 AGP slot -Retail Box -For AMD Processor. Suppports Athlon XP Processors.
Price $ 114 Fedex Saver Shipping

EPOX EP-8K7A+ RAID AMD-761 + VIA 686B AGPset. For AMD & AMD XP - RETAIL UltraDMA-100. 200/266MHz FSB. 2 DDR-SDRAM(PC266). 6 PCI, 1 AGP. Built-in AC97 Audio. ATX. Retail box.
Price $114 Fedex Saver Shipping $6.00

MSI K7T266 PRO2-RU 266MHz FSB ATX DDR IDE RAID USB 2.0 MOTHERBOARD - RETAIL
P/N# 6380-070. VIA KT266A + 8233CDE. Support AMD Athlon up to 1.8GHz. Ultra DMA 66/100, 3 PC200/266 DDR-DIMM Sockets up to 3GB. ATX Form Factor, 5 PCI, 1 CNR, AGP 4X, AC 97, 6 USB. Fuzzy Logic 3, Live BIOS, D-Bracket, Live Driver. Promise IDE RAID, 4x USB 2.0, 4x USB 1.1
Price $ 135 Fedex Saver Shipping $8.00

IWILL KK266 Plus-R, VIA Apollo KT133A Chipset, 266MHz Bus, ATA100, with RAID. Socket A Motherboard with Sound, 6-PCI, 1-ISA (1 shared), 1-AGP, 3-DIMM, on-board 5.1 Channel Audio. Retail Box
Price $ 113 Fedex Saver Shipping $6.00

SOYO K7V DRAGON+ Plus VIA KT266A ATX MOTHERBOARD - Supports AMD Socket-A type Processor - including XP, Athlon & Duron CPUs (1.9 GHz ready). Support 200/266 MHz FSB. Three 184-pin DDR SDRAM 2.5V DIMM sockets Support up to 3GB. On board CMI 8738 Audio chip to provide 6 channels audio solution. Four independent channels for eight IDE devices (two for Raid) Sigma box- Support smart card reader/writer to usb port
Price $ 146 Fedex Saver Shipping $4.00

GIGABYTE GA-7DXR SOCKET RAID A MOTHERBOARD - OEM AMD 761 AGPset for AMD Athlon/Duron 200/266 MHz FSB, 1 x AGP Pro Slot, 5 x PCI Slots, 1 x AMR Creative CT-5880 sound chip & AC97 codec Promise ATA100 w/ RAID chip OEM VERSION
Price $ 138 Free Fedex Saver Shipping

HARD DRIVES - IDE

Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 30GB 60 Ultra DMA 100 5T030H3 EIDE Hard Drive 3.5" form 7200rpm - OEM VERSION - Drive Only - Three Year Manufacturer Warranty - (Click Here for IDE cable)
Price $ 86 Fedex Saver Shipping $10.00
Save $4 when you buy this item with AMD ATHLON XP 1800+/266 FSB

MAXTOR 6L040J2 DIAMONDMAX PLUS D740X 40GB HDD - OEM 3.5 inch EIDE ATA133, 7200RPM, 2MB Cache Buffer, OEM - Verson, 3 Year Manufacturer Warranty
Price $ 89 Fedex Saver Shipping $10.00
Save $4 when you buy this item with AMD ATHLON XP 1800+/266 FSB

MAXTOR MX4K060H3 60GB 5400RPM D540X EIDE HDD - OEM Ultra ATA 100, 2mb Cache Buffer, 12ms Average Seek Time 3-Year Manufacturer Warranty
Price $ 98 Fedex Saver Shipping $10.00
Save $4 when you buy this item with AMD ATHLON XP 1800+/266 FSB

IBM #IC35L040AVER07 40GB 7200RPM - OEM Deskstar 60GXP Ultra ATA/100 8.5ms Average Seek Time - OEM, Drive Only - 3 year manufacturer warranty - (Click Here for IDE cable)
Price $ 96 Fedex Saver Shipping $10.00
Save $8 when you buy this item with DFI
Save $7 when you buy this item with FONG KAI FK320, (300 Watts AMD Certified) Full Tower Case

IBM Deskstar 60GXP 60GB 7200RPM - Hard Drive OEM Ultra ATA/100 8.5ms Average Seek Time - OEM, Drive Only, #IC35L060AVER07 3 Year Manufacturer Warranty (Click Here for IDE cable)
Price $ 120 Fedex Saver Shipping $10.00
Save $7 when you buy this item with FONG KAI FK320, (300 Watts AMD Certified) Full Tower Case

WESTERN DIGITAL WD400BB CAVIAR 40GB 7200RPM Hard Drive -OEM 3.5 inch EIDE Hard Drive 2MB Buffer WD400BB 7200RPM Ultra ATA 100 Drive Only - 3-year Manufacturer Warranty - (Click Here for IDE cable)
Price $ 89 Fedex Saver Shipping $9.00

WESTERN DIGITAL WD600BB CAVIAR 60GB - OEM DATA LIFEGUARD 3.5 inch EIDE 7200rpm Ultra ATA 100 8.9ms Average Seek Time Drive Only 3-year Manufacturer Warranty (Click Here for IDE cable)
Price $ 125 Fedex Saver Shipping $8.00

Sorry, some of HDD are over $110, but I thoght you may consider or rethink to buy
All data took from htp://www.newegg.com
And about MoBo, I heard that ABIT has high overclockability
That's all I'd tell you, the final choices is yours