Re: IDE raid - which is better ? - flash
hi ya...
ah yes... flashing the bios is a whole 'nother issue
that it should than have the proper buffering algorithm
working ( but i like "warranties if anything goes wrong" )
so i probably wont try to save $87 or so if the price
difference ???
c ya
alvin
-- off the shelf pricing -- PC stor downstairs --
UATA/100 was on sale for $32 last week..
Ultra100 UATA/100 IDE PCI .................$42.95
FastTrak100 TX2 UATA/100 Raid PCI.........$129.95
3W-6410 4-port PCI Kit (half length)......$285.95
On Thu, 10 May 2001, Casper Gielen wrote:
> On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 03:39:57PM -0700, Alvin Oga wrote:
> >
> > hi ya
> >
> > if these cards mentioned are hardware raid controllers..
> > you cannot convert an ide controller into an hardware raid contoller
> > by moving wires around ??? or am i missing something ???
> > - if it is in fact identical with just a missing jumper
> > for convertion the ultra vs the fastrack raid... than they
> > did not learn from the similar celeron overclocking fiasco
> >
> Yes, it is just soldering a few things together. Actually it's two in a
> row, the Ultra66 and FastTrack66 were also convertible.
> btw, you'll also need to flash the cards bios.
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