[Gllug] Hardware IDE RAID

[Xander D Harkness]

Simon Faulkner wrote:

>> If it is true hardware RAID then it should present only one drive.
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> Hmmm,  I've checked the setup and both drives are presented.  I would 
> imagine that proper hardware raid would need no software and would 
> appear as a single IDE drive.
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>> I would much rather use the kernel software raid in this case.
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> Snap.
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> I've got 2 x 200 Mb disks and a CD Burner
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> Which disks are best on which controller?

If you have a look at the software RAID howto it says that each drive 
should be on a separate controller as one failing can kill the other.....

The CD will slow one of the drives down, the only way round that is to 
buy a PCI IDE controller - or live with it.

Kind regards
Xander
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