Someone recommend me a SATA pci controller with Raid 0....

[Duvie]

I want to run 2x 36.7gb raptors in a Raid ) format where they merge together to form one large drive but split the data...is that call striping?? Is they different modes of that???

I am a newb when it comes to raid.

I know above is what I want. I have one 36.7gb raptor..gonna find it a companion....I could run the onaboard SATA but I have a large sepaprate SATA drive I still need a controller for...

 

[SunSamurai]

9000+ posts and a n00b to RAID? Wow.

Yes Raod0 is stripping. Usually the "mode' of 16 or 32k stripes work best for the most people. Depending on what bus the onboard sata raid uses, youll want to use it, as pci has a limit that 2x raptors will take up a lot of rendering other things on your pci bus struggling.

 

[Viper96720]

The promise is about $60. http://www.newegg.com/app/View...tion=16-102-022&depa=0

SYBA has a $28 one but never heard of them
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...tion=15-124-020&depa=0

 

[Duvie]

I have nothng else plugged into the pci bus!!! I do have onboard lan and sound

 

[Zepper]

Syba with Silicon Image chipset should do you fine (~$22.50 shipped on newegg). Remember RAID-0 is dangerous (one error can lose you two drives worth of data) for the small margin of performance it yields over the same drives in stand-alone mode - read the articles on that over on the AT site and on storagereview.com.

"Running RAID-0 without a verified backup is like flying an experimental aircraft without a parachute..." (c)2000 by zepper .

.bh.

:moon:

 

[Viper96720]

I was thinking use the onboard for the raptors and the SYBA for the other drive. I think they also had cheaper models without RAID capabilities.

 

[Dubb]

I had an adaptec 2 port card (1210SA?) that worked well when I was playing around with raid-0

and I'd be willing to be you'll be happier with independent drives....

 

[MDE]

Anything with a Silicon Image chip should be fine. There's a reason Silicon Image controllers are used on a huge portion of motherboards with external onboard SATA controllers.

 

[Zepper]

I can't think of a two-port SATA add-on card that doesn't support RAID. That was common in the pre-SATA days though.
.bh.

 

[Pariah]

Originally posted by: MDE
Anything with a Silicon Image chip should be fine. There's a reason Silicon Image controllers are used on a huge portion of motherboards with external onboard SATA controllers.

Yup, and it's the same reason, onboard realtek nic's and audio codecs, and Intel Xtreme graphics dominate the market. They're dirt cheap. Though, for a 2 drive RAID 0 array, the card is pretty irrelevant, and a dirt cheap card from any well known brand will be fine.

 

[Markfw]

Yes, Silicon image chips are OK, but the manufacturer and other parts are important. Fastrack, 3ware escalade, promise, are all know good keywords. I think what Duvie wants is the BEST raid0 controller for under $100. I am not sure, and don't have time to search all the benchmarks right now. Please point to the correct direction. The two on newegg I pointed Duvie to are the fastrack for $50 and the one already pointed ot for $60 (roughly)

 

[Zepper]

RAID-0 combines two so they look like one but different parts of the data are written to both drives at the same time (striped) - thus the slight increase in speed. You can also use JaBOD mode to combine two or more drives into one without striping which is safer but a bit slower than RAID-0. LSI also makes an SI based SATA controller if you really want to pay more for the privilege... SIIG makes a couple of nice SATA cards at around $40. Don't know whose logic is on them - covered by SIIG decal...
. Acard makes some interesting SCSI technology (adapters that allow the use of IDE drives on SCSI host adapters) so I'd assume their SATA cards would be technically proficient. Newegg carries them as well.
. The reason I was suggesting SiliconImage based cards is that they can also support the SATA Optical drives (CD/DVD burners) that are starting to come out - which few of the other SATA add-on cards can support.
.bh.

 

[Duvie]

OK guys what is Raid 0+1???

My plan is I will run my main drives very clean as always with apps I use and projects I am working on...data of projects will be backed up quite regularly on the 80GB backup drive. Projects that are not being worked cause they are finished will either be on the backup drive or on DVD-RW backup....No issue here.....

Should I partition the 80gb and pust a ghost image incase I need to do something?? Maybe boot OS on this one as well as a safe guard???

 

[Zepper]

RAID-0 is striped (different parts of the data written to each drive at the same time), RAID-1 is mirrored (same data written to both drives at the same time) - Guess what 0+1 is (besides twice as expensive)?
. RAID-1 is NOT a valid backup plan - it is ONLY for limiting down-time. A file-by-file backup is STILL MANDATORY to limit potential data loss.
. Remember in 0+1, all 4 drives are controlled by the same controller in the same computer, so ALL 4 drives COULD be FRAGGED at the same TIME by the same GLITCH... :shocked:
.bh.

 

[Duvie]

Thanks for the help!!!

 

[imported_jed]

I'd highly recommend a card made by LSI Logic. They are very reasonably priced, and if you do need support with setup issues or whatnot, their service is top-notch. A real tech answers the phone (no automated systems), and their techs actually really know what they are talking about. Great company.