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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hi there,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I’m trying to build a home made NAS/SAN server
using Centos 4. I have an old HP ML series server with support for IDE disks
only.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>So I thought that I could by some pci sata controller
to use sata disks that are cheaper and faster than IDE’s.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>My question is , does anyone have used the
Conceptronic PCI Sata Card sucefully in CentOS ? The pci card is called </span></font><span
lang=EN-GB> <span class=prodname30><span id="ctl07_lbFormSubTitle">Serial
ATA & IDE Combo Card</span> ou CSATACOMBO, with more information at <a
href="http://www.conceptronic.net/site/desktopdefault.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=200&Cat=30&grp=3030&ar=&Prod_ID=982&Prod=CSATACOMBO&subid=554">http://www.conceptronic.net/site/desktopdefault.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=200&Cat=30&grp=3030&ar=&Prod_ID=982&Prod=CSATACOMBO&subid=554</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=prodname30><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=prodname30><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Bruno Sousa<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

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