Re: suggestions for SATA controllers (PCI-X or PCI-E), e.g. Highpoint, wanted

Norman Schmidt wrote:

Hi!

Has anyone experience with a Highpoint SATA raid controller like the 
1820A?

The reason why I ask:

We want to build a server with software raid with more than 4 SATA 
drives (only on the data partition side). We will probably use 
software raid 6 for it, but need a PCI-X or PCI-Express SATA 
controller with at least six ports. The mentioned one is one that 
could probably do the job and is not too expensive. We would not use 
the Highpoint raid firmware, but misuse the card only as SATA host 
adapter.

Has abybody used a card like that for this or can anyone sugest a 
better (cheap) solution in the USD 200 region?

Thanks for your comments, Norman.

Anyone....? going once... ....

Tyler.


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