Feizhou spake the following on 6/8/2006 9:03 PM: > >> There was some nice performance comparison betwean linux compatible >> sata raid cards and areca performed really well. If my memory serves >> me well it was significantly faster then 3ware. >> Can't find the url now :(. So i have no arguments to support it now. >> But certainly areca it's worth a try. >> > > ftp://ftp.areca.com.tw/RaidCards/Documents/Performance/ARC1120_Single_Card_Performance.pdf > > > This is their own benchmark I think for one of their PCIe cards. > > > ftp://ftp.areca.com.tw/RaidCards/Documents/Hardware/HWCompatibilityList_011706.pdf > > > They appear to do their own testing so things look positive for Areca I > guess. > > I am not sure that they are software raid implementations...if you ask > me they look more like hardware raid cards. The adaptors ARC12xx all > come with onboard memory, 128M for 4/8 port cards and a SO-DIMM slot > that supports up to 1G for 12/16/24 port cards, which can also be > battery backed-up. > > This looks more like an alternative to 3ware and not to HP/Promise bios > on an adapter 'raid' cards. I have a promise SX6000 laying in a cabinet that is perfectly fine in Windows, but worthless in linux. Suprisingly, FreeBSD supports it fine, it just won't boot from it. It isn't even heavy enough for a boat anchor! -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!!