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IDE too Serial ATA Raid?

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samualccm321

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Hey All,

Long time lurker, second time poster (o:

This may be a very silly question, but here goes:

I am thinking of upgrading my aging Abit KR7 Raid and Athlon 1700+ to a new intel 865PE board and 2.8C pentium. I am currently using IDE Raid 0 for my OS drives and most of my apps. I want too continue to use a RAID setup.

I currently have 2 Quantum 75 gig drives in my array, and I would like too use Serial ATA adapters and take advantage of the serial ata ports on all the 865 boards. Many of them also come with serial RAID, questions is: Can I use a Serial ATA converter on my drives, and still take advantage of serial ATA RAID? This is purely a cost concern since some boards can cost upwards of $50 more just because they have IDE RAID when serial raid is on most main stream 865 boards.

Like I said, might be a silly question. I for one hope it is possible. I want too be done with IDE, but I dont have the cash too drop $200 on 2 new serial ATA drives )o:

Thanks!!

 
I dont see why not, but it will still be the same speed, no faster than the IDE setup. but you wont have to buy one of those cards.
 
The thing with Serial ATA is that it allows RPM speeds higher than 7,200. Sure, you could use a SATA adapter, but the performance isnt really gonna be as great as a true SATA drive IMO.
 
I wonder if it would allow the drives to transfer at 150MB/s like SATA or if it would only be 133MB/s? If you can answer that I would like to know.
 
The converters discussed in the following two links are advertised as supporting RAID for IDE hard drives using SATA RAID controllers: link 1, link 2. Since you have to buy two converters, though, it would be cheaper to buy a $20 PCI RAID controller, if you are willing to use an inexpensive PCI RAID controller.
 
Originally posted by: AnarchyInTheUS
The thing with Serial ATA is that it allows RPM speeds higher than 7,200.
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are you on crack?

serial ata, nor parallel ata does not dictate the rotational speeds. unless you are referring to products out there, refer to the above.

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you can use the adapters, they are not worth it in my opinion. the serial ata adapters will cost you some $30 each.
 
Originally posted by: Mday
* * * you can use the adapters, they are not worth it in my opinion. the serial ata adapters will cost you some $30 each.
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I agree they aren't worth it, because a PCI RAID controller is cheaper. This page at DealSonic has PCI RAID controllers for $16 and single IDE to SATA converters (but remember you need two) for $17. Shipping is $3.95.
 
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