Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 1 Nov 2000 18:35:12 +0100 (CET) | From | Igmar Palsenberg <> | Subject | Re: Q: HPT370 RAID support? |
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> Hello, > > The Highpoint Technologies HPT370 ATA-100 + RAID chip is supported well > the lastest releases but it's RAID features are not implemented. I've > heard rumours telling that this chip isn't a real RAID chip possessing > only minimal (if any) hardware RAID capabilities and even those are > undocumented. Is this right or are there any plans to implement some RAID > features, as far as it would do any difference compared to the > really nicely working software-RAID? (Andre Hedrick?)
The RAID is a BIOS with some nice routines. It basically is a dual IDE controller with some crappy peace of software. Should even be allowed to be called 'RAID'.
The're giving custumers the impression they get RAID for $2, while a real RAID setup costs a lot more. I call this misleading.
Igmar
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