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    Raid volume disappears on RocketRaid 2720 until reboot then is back with all shares gone, drive letter changed etc.

    I would not suggest using the 4TB drives with the RocketRAID, or after much research using the RocketRAID card at all. While I was able to make it functional with some 4tb drives, it was intermittent as above. I sent it back and got an LSI card...
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    2 Parts: Best SATA III RAID controller and are 2 4 port cards better than 1 8 port?

    I need a hardware raid controller that will support 2 separate 2 disk RAID 1 volumes with a hot spare. I have 4TB WD RE drives. My questions is 2 parts: What is the best value ($200-450 or so) for a PCIE RAID Controller card? I want something very solid as this will be a moderate use file...
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    Raid volume disappears on RocketRaid 2720 until reboot then is back with all shares gone, drive letter changed etc.

    I think I am going to return this controller card as defective and get a true hardware raid card. Price is more than double, but I don't want the problems related to the cheaper option. Thanks for your help guys. I appreciate it. Now to go post a new thread about which is better.. 2 4 port...
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    Raid volume disappears on RocketRaid 2720 until reboot then is back with all shares gone, drive letter changed etc.

    I have a Windows 7 64 machine with a RocketRaid 2720 controller card. There are 2 separate 4TB raid 1 volumes configured on this card, Company_Data_1 and Company_Data_2. Both volumes are made up of 4TB Western Digital RE drives with one hot spare each. Randomly, Company_Data_1 will disappear...