[Sussex] RAID, and building a server.

[Angelo Servini]

Try www.autdirect.co.uk they do some very nice barebone systems and all you have to put in is an HDD, Graphics card and DVD Writer.  The AMD XP's and AMD 64 Based systems both support RAID and Serial ATA.  They are also very quiet systems and you have to listen hard to even hear the fans.

I hope this is of use.

Ps. Regarding the conversations on Windows refunds, the fact that these days the barebone systems are so well made it is not even necessary to buy a mainstream product.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Harrison (Groups) [mailto:mph at ascentium.co.uk]
> Sent: 19 January 2005 19:25
> To: sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk
> Subject: [Sussex] RAID, and building a server.
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> It's time for the next machine to make the conversion from Windows to 
> Linux.
> 
> The machine in question is my trusty server.
> 
> I'm quite tempted with the idea of building one, rather than buying a 
> pre-made box, simply because I'd like to give it a go.
> 
> Does anyone have any recommendations in terms of SATA RAID 
> controllers 
> for linux use. In an ideal world, I'd go for an 
> on-motherboard SATA RAID 
> controller that presented to the O/S as if the array were a single 
> drive, but I'm not sure that such things exist?
> 
> Mark
> 
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