carl

Anyone recommend a good IDE RAID controller with two channels? Looking to mirror a pair of 120GB WD disks in my desktop PC. Thinking of the Promise TX2000, but prices seem to differ wildly (Scan have it for £59.99+VAT, Dabs want £99+VAT for it). Would prefer to stick with a pure hardware controller, rather than one of these hybrid software cards or the built-in stuff in XP.

ChrisB

Adaptec 1200 is a solid performer. I've had one running a RAID 0 Stripe without any problems for a few months now.

£49+VAT from Dabs.com

stevencotton

Been running 3ware controllers on 3 x 4Tb IDE RAID for some time now, pretty good, although there was a problem with Western Digital drives' firmware tricking the controller into thinking a disk was degraded, but that wasn't the controllers fault.

Steve.

Mr Footlong

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Actually, the 3ware one is one of the weaker performers

The Highpoint RocketRAID 404 is the best all round ATA133 RAID Controller available and very good for the money.

http://web6.scan.co.uk/Products/Info.asp?WPID=17430

Have had 3 of these now, all producing excellent results and work brilliantly with the WD SE Drives.

Cheers,

Nick

carl

I've read bad reports of the Highpoint ones.

Mr Footlong

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I know of good reports of the Highpoint 404 ones. The 404 uses a more advanced chip than the lower models. HPT374 controller, instead of the 372 or 370.