RAID 1 Card Recommendations

Hi all,

I have a Windows XP machine operating as a file server, and need to
add redundancy. I need a good PCI RAID 1 card with support for
bootable arrays. Does anyone have any recommendations? I am willing to
entertain both high and low end solutions although the more affordable
I can make this the easier it will be to pitch to my boss.

Thanks!

Thomas

"Thomas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> I have a Windows XP machine operating as a file server, and need to
> add redundancy. I need a good PCI RAID 1 card with support for
> bootable arrays. Does anyone have any recommendations? I am willing to
> entertain both high and low end solutions although the more affordable
> I can make this the easier it will be to pitch to my boss.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Thomas

Assuming you have SATA drives, in the low end there is
http://www.startech.com/item/PCISATA...-PCI-Card.aspx
and
http://www.adaptec.com/en-US/product...ntry/SAS-2405/

ThePro

On Dec 29, 1:07*pm, "ThePro" <mcthe...@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Thomas" <tpari...@transienttechnologies.com> wrote:
>
> > I have a Windows XP machine operating as a file server, and need to
> > add redundancy. I need a good PCI RAID 1 card with support for
> > bootable arrays. Does anyone have any recommendations? I am willing to
> > entertain both high and low end solutions although the more affordable
> > I can make this the easier it will be to pitch to my boss.
>
> > Thanks!
>
> > Thomas
>
> Assuming you have SATA drives, in the low end there ishttp://www.startech..com/item/PCISATA4R1-4-Port-Serial-ATA-RAID-01-PCI...
> andhttp://www.adaptec.com/en-US/products/Controllers/Hardware/sata/entry....
>
> ThePro

@ThePro

This is definitely a beginner's question but the Startech card is
hardware RAID, correct? I've come across a few cards which looked good
but were software RAID, and I do not yet know how to tell the
difference.

Thanks!

Thomas

"Thomas Parikka" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
On Dec 29, 1:07 pm, "ThePro" <mcthe...@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Thomas" <tpari...@transienttechnologies.com> wrote:
>
> > I have a Windows XP machine operating as a file server, and need to
> > add redundancy. I need a good PCI RAID 1 card with support for
> > bootable arrays. Does anyone have any recommendations? I am willing to
> > entertain both high and low end solutions although the more affordable
> > I can make this the easier it will be to pitch to my boss.
>
> > Thanks!
>
> > Thomas
>
> Assuming you have SATA drives, in the low end there
> ishttp://www.startech.com/item/PCISATA4R1-4-Port-Serial-ATA-RAID-01-PCI...
> andhttp://www.adaptec.com/en-US/products/Controllers/Hardware/sata/entry...
>
> ThePro

@ThePro

This is definitely a beginner's question but the Startech card is
hardware RAID, correct? I've come across a few cards which looked good
but were software RAID, and I do not yet know how to tell the
difference.

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I really don't know, I have use Startech cards in the past but not that
particular model.

ThePro