Recent content by Sarlic

I'd been looking at 3M and LSI cards, but the Adaptec seems to be getting excellent ratings. If I end up hating the Windows RAID 5, I will likely end up going with that! But UGGG so angry that I just ended up buying a new mother board, when I can't even use all 8 SATA ports for the on-board...

And RealBeast -- have you had any issues with heat on your card? I have two fans (one in the front, one at the top/back) -- have spares I can install if necessary, but just curious.

RealBeast -- You ROCK! Thank you so much. As a complete n00b at this, a "here is exactly what you need to do" post like yours is much, much appreciated. Nothing_but_Nas, Thanks for your response! Out of curiosity, what software do you use? My Windows RAID is still resyncing, so I have yet...

Thanks for your response, migit. So I can lose up to 2 drives, but still only lose 2tb in storage? So have the same capacity as a RAID 5 then? Maybe I will go that route then. Okay, if I up my budget, what card do you recommend?

Hi everyone: I'm fairly new to the RAID scene and I'm looking for a recommendation for a good RAID controller card. I'm looking to build a RAID 5 of 8, 2TB SATA drives. My understanding -- admittedly limited, although I've been reading and trying to get clear answers -- is that I can get a...

Hi Clark -- yes certainly, I didn't think I would be able to. The "getting away from Intel" procedure would involve a full backup and a complete redo of the Raid. If having to do a full back-up/redo is what I have to do, I want to take the time to make sure I'm using the best hardware/software...

Hi Redeemer -- thanks for your response. Apparently mine cannot! Since it seems like I may have to go through a lot of trouble here, is it worth buying a Raid Controller Card and get away from Intel? As far as a Partition Wizard Server software, is there something you can recommend? And...

Hi everyone: I've been searching the interwebs for weeks trying to find a solution to my issue, and I *think* I know what's going on, but want to get some feedback from some of you (who are clearly more knowledgeable than I!) (I've follwed several "How to's" for expanding Raids that I found on...