Recommendations for a PCI Ultra ATA Raid controller card.

[silverbullet555]

My new motherboard has a raid controller built in, but it is for SATA raid and the drives I already have are PATA. I am looking for guidance on a controller card that I can use in an open PCI slot to give me the raid functionality.

A couple I found are listed below. Any thoughts on these or others would be much appreciated.

Syba ultra ATA raid controller

Siig Ultra ATA 100 card

Adaptec ATA RAID Controller Card

 

[Zepper]

Linkage to Syba on Newegg. Or if you want one from a bigger name, you can get pretty much the same card with the LSI name on it for about twice as much... Newegg carries the LSI as well (OOS right now). IAC, the Silicon Image chipset is the most flexible around and you can get it on many brands of cards - newegg used to have the same card in the Link Depot brand and has it under Koutech too (but I'm wary of Koutech from personal experience as a tech in a computer store that sold them).

.bh.

 

[silverbullet555]

So you are saying the Syba is a card that is ok to go with?

 

[Zepper]

Actually the Syba and the Koutech are probably made in the same factory but I would still get the Syba instead... If the LSI didn't cost nearly as much as a whole new mobo, I'd consider going that route - I don't know how LSI justifies that price on a Chinese made card - it must be the two nice cables...
. I haven't done a thorough search for all possible brands with Silicon Image logic. Perhaps there are some better brands at an intermediate price point. The one Syba RAID card I've used is working just fine for nearly a year now. Don't forget to drop by the SI web site and grab the latest drivers prior to install.
.bh.

 

[silverbullet555]

Thanks a bunch for your help. I'll get it on order in the next day or two.