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Hi

My cousin needs a larger drive and is already using 4 IDE's (2 HDD's + 2
DVDRW) so needs another controller.

Ive looked around for PCI controller cards and would appreciate hearing from
anyone with experience of using these - my priority being reliability...

Ive seen this pretty cheap:

Q-TEC 340R IDE ATA-133 RAID
http://www.qtec.info/products/product.htm?artnr=13237

also on ebay second hand even cheaper..

Promise Ultra133 TX2.

Maybe they're as good as each other?

Thanks for any info

Ian
 
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In article <cva4tc$q59$1@ngspool-d02.news.aol.com>, sorry@NOSPAM.com
says...
> Hi
>
> My cousin needs a larger drive and is already using 4 IDE's (2 HDD's + 2
> DVDRW) so needs another controller.
>
> Ive looked around for PCI controller cards and would appreciate hearing from
> anyone with experience of using these - my priority being reliability...
>
> Ive seen this pretty cheap:
>
> Q-TEC 340R IDE ATA-133 RAID
> http://www.qtec.info/products/product.htm?artnr=13237
>
> also on ebay second hand even cheaper..
>
> Promise Ultra133 TX2.
>
> Maybe they're as good as each other?

I would take the Promise over anything else. They are well known
brand, and work well and have good support.
www.promise.com

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Ian Roberts wrote:
> Hi
>
> My cousin needs a larger drive and is already using 4 IDE's (2 HDD's + 2
> DVDRW) so needs another controller.
>
> Ive looked around for PCI controller cards and would appreciate hearing from
> anyone with experience of using these - my priority being reliability...
>
> Ive seen this pretty cheap:
>
> Q-TEC 340R IDE ATA-133 RAID
> http://www.qtec.info/products/product.htm?artnr=13237
>
> also on ebay second hand even cheaper..
>
> Promise Ultra133 TX2.
>
> Maybe they're as good as each other?
>
> Thanks for any info
>
> Ian
>
>
>
In the past I've used the Promise Ultra 100 TX2, worked fine.
I'm currently using the Syba ATA/133 controller card ($16)
Same chip at the Q-tec
http://www.softwareandstuff.com/CRD10155.html
 
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That is a good card, it uses the SiI chip.

The only problem with ebay is some people sell old stock, which requires BIOS
update fro 137+ GB.

"Ian Roberts" <sorry@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:cva4tc$q59$1@ngspool-d02.news.aol.com...
>
> Ive looked around for PCI controller cards and would appreciate hearing from
> anyone with experience of using these - my priority being reliability...
>
> Ive seen this pretty cheap:
>
> Q-TEC 340R IDE ATA-133 RAID
> http://www.qtec.info/products/product.htm?artnr=13237
>
 
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"Ian Roberts" wrote:
> My cousin needs a larger drive and is already using 4 IDE's
> (2 HDD's + 2 DVDRW) so needs another controller.
>
> Ive looked around for PCI controller cards and would appreciate
> hearing from anyone with experience of using these - my priority
> being reliability...
>
> Ive seen this pretty cheap:
>
> Q-TEC 340R IDE ATA-133 RAID
> http://www.qtec.info/products/product.htm?artnr=13237
>
> also on ebay second hand even cheaper..
>
> Promise Ultra133 TX2.
>
> Maybe they're as good as each other?


I've been using an ATA133 PCI card made by SIIG for about
1 1/2 years, now, with no problems. I've always been able
to get their Tech Support on the phone (but you have to call
their Silicon Valley no. on your own nickel). I also have a
Creativ I/O controller card (same as Syba) which I've not used
but which seems to have the same sized FIFO buffer as SIIG
(256bytes) with fewer chips on the card (maybe more reliable(?)).
I chose the SIIG card over the Promise because the Promise's
FIFO buffers were only 128 bytes. Both went for around $40.
The Creative I/O/Syba card cost about $15 at Fry's a few weeks
ago.

*TimDaniels*
 
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"Eric Gisin" <ericgisin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:cvaqr001cu0@enews3.newsguy.com...
> That is a good card, it uses the SiI chip.
>
> The only problem with ebay is some people sell old stock, which requires
> BIOS
> update fro 137+ GB.
>

Ahhh yes thanks a lot for reminding me that an older card will need a BIOS
update.

Cheers

Ian
 
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Ian Roberts <sorry@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:cva4tc$q59$1@ngspool-d02.news.aol.com...

> My cousin needs a larger drive and is already using 4 IDE's (2 HDD's + 2
> DVDRW) so needs another controller.

The best approach in that situation is usually to replace
one of the existing hard drives with a much larger one.

> Ive looked around for PCI controller cards and would appreciate hearing from
> anyone with experience of using these - my priority being reliability...
>
> Ive seen this pretty cheap:
>
> Q-TEC 340R IDE ATA-133 RAID
> http://www.qtec.info/products/product.htm?artnr=13237
>
> also on ebay second hand even cheaper..
>
> Promise Ultra133 TX2.
>
> Maybe they're as good as each other?
 
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Hi Guys

Thanks to all of you for replying.

Seems like most peeps speak highly of the SiL chipset so the Q-Tec is the
one
I'll go for. Also has a RAID option should it ever be necessary.

>"Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:37sishF5f0dueU1@individual.net...
>
> The best approach in that situation is usually to replace
> one of the existing hard drives with a much larger one.

Yep I'll go along with that but in this case...
HDD1=120GB (WD1200JB)
HDD2=250GB (WD2500JB)

and seeing as I'm the one doing all the work, I dont fancy taking the time
to transfer any of that to an even bigger disc!

Another WD2500JB (250Gb) as HDD 3 will be perfect and should provide enough
room to keep my cousin quite for a little while!

Cheers.

Ian
 
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