Consumer and prosumer class boards (i.e. not the server boards mentioned before) will not implement RAID 5 in hardware. It will be done through software, which gets expensive in CPU time (RAID 5 requires a lot more math than the "lesser" RAIDs). You can get a RAID 5 card from 3Ware - they make models that can have up to 8 (or are there 12-port ones?) IDE or SATA drives. I've not used one personally, but those who have generally say that they are very good.Originally posted by: althes
epox 4pca3+ uses raid 5 ide.
the new epox springdale board uses sata raid 5.4sda5+ i think is the name.