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sata raid card vs onboard controler
Name: up all nite Date: June 13, 2006 at 04:01:41 Pacific OS: xp pro CPU/Ram: amd 64 3200 / 2x corsair Product: homebrew
Comment:
what are the advantages of having a raid controller card. what are the drawbacks of using onboard raid controllers. and visa versa , if any.
Name: codemaster Date: June 13, 2006 at 05:32:25 Pacific
Reply:
From what I have used, I see no reason in having a SATA RAID controller unless you intend on having a large amount of drives (ie - more than your onboard can support) or if your onboard controller is unable to run RAID or other things of that sort.
Basically, I'd say use onboard if it can support what you need, otherwise buy a controller card
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Response Number 2
Name: ham30 Date: June 13, 2006 at 09:47:12 Pacific
Reply:
Raid is not really an advantage for the normal home user. It's mostly used for large servers.
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Response Number 3
Name: tropic Date: June 13, 2006 at 19:21:03 Pacific
Reply:
IMO, the biggest advantages one has over the other:
RAID controller card: Portability. You can take the card & drives and put them in a different computer without distubing your array(s).
Onboard RAID controller: It doesn't use up a PCI / PCIe slot.
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