Messages in this thread |  | | From | Harald Wagener <> | Subject | Re: Abit VP6 HPT370 support? | Date | 21 Nov 2000 10:06:46 +0100 |
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davej@suse.de writes:
> On Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Michael J. Dikkema wrote: > > > Does Linux 2.4pre support the raid controller on the abit vp6? The kernel > > says it supports the 370, but it doesn't mention raid. I was confused as > > to if there was a difference or not. > > I have a standalone card with the HPT370 chipset doing RAID fine. > Or at least did until one of the drives died within an hour of using it. > This was drive failure, not the card though. Whilst it was working, > it seemed to be working fine. :) > > > Also, OT, does anyone know if the controller is managed through hardware > > or through software? > > The packaging / manual for this card suggests that its hardware based. > If it isn't, it's extremely misleading.
There is an article about it in the current c't magazine which states the RAID is done by the board's BIOS, but is not better than software raid. I don't have the magazine at hand, so I can't go into detail.
H.
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