Intel Server RAID PCI SCSI Controller Card $49

[sleefer]

here

Can be had for -10% with MasterCard discount. Also can buy the second one for -$5 as a add-on special.

Nice server card for up to 15 devices. Single channel card.
Includes Drivers CD, Quick Start Guide
Specs are below:
Intel Integrated RAID Software
- RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 10
- Supports up to 15 disk drives
- I2O 1.5 Core implementation
- Instant availability, background initialization
- Automatic rebuild with global hot spares
- Variable stripe size per volume
- Selectable boot volume
- Array expansion and roaming
- ECC detection/correction
- Full and sequential write back caching selectable per volume
- SAF-TE enclosure support
Ultra2 SCSI
Intel i960 RM Intelligent I/O processor
PCI Interface
Internal 68-bin high density SCSI connector Single connector
External VHDCI SCSI connector Single connector
One of the following operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 - Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server*
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Novell Netware 4.2 and 5.0
- SCO Unixware 7.1
NOTE: Not compatible with Windows 95/98/Me or non server versions of NT/2000/XP
*Please Note: To use with Windows 2000, a drivers update is needed

 

[toant103]

nice deal

 

[Coaster]

Anyone have experience with this card on a BX or Via mboard?
The specs on this card look good...

 

[AnimeKnight]

NOTE: Not compatible with Windows 95/98/Me or non server versions of NT/2000/XP
*Please Note: To use with Windows 2000, a drivers update is needed


does that mean it doesn't work with 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.. ONLY works on server????

 

[MisterE]

Technical support link from Intel's website.

 

[sleefer]

AnimeKnight, that would be correct. Will not work on 2K Pro or XP Home editions, or any Win9x-ME versions. Intel's documents state that. These were designed mainly for the Intel branded server mainboards. I'll have a couple in next week and will test them on VIA and BX chipsets and post an update then.

 

[RONType1]

<< 15 devices >>

in a RAID setup

*drools*

 

[FoBoT]

thank you
may your children live long and grow tall

 

[hotneutron]

Got this from google group search, don't know what the "pure i2o" mean



<< Message 2 in thread
From: Mike Smith (msmith@FreeBSD.ORG)
Subject: Re: Intel srcu21 RAID controller
Newsgroups: muc.lists.freebsd.hardware, mpc.lists.freebsd.hardware
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Date: 2000-10-23 17:47:03 PST


>
> Can anyone tell me what RAID controller is recommended to be used with
> Intel Server motherboards? I am looking at the srcu21 but do not know
> if there is a driver for FreeBSD available. If you guys have any
> suggestions, it would be most appreciated. Please 'cc me a copy of the
> response as I am not on the list. Here is a link to that srcu21
> controller:

The SRCU21 is not likely to be supported anytime soon. It's a pure I2O
device, which we have no support for, and in addition we have major BIOS
issues with it.

I have all the contacts I need right now with the relevant product group,
just not enough time to pursue them to best advantage yet. 8(

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