[Pc_Support] 3Ware question

[William Warren]

will there be a performance hit using the 8k 3ware on the pci slot?

If the performance hit is unacceptable I am getting an error when i try 
to setup software raid1 on the server which i'll post in another thread 
if the 3ware option is unacceptable performance wise.

Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> William Warren <hescominsoon at emmanuelcomputerconsulting.com> wrote:
>> I have a PE SC430 running SBS2k3 Standard.  I have dual 160 gig
>> SATA hdd's that i want to run in RAID-1.  Which card would you all
>> recommend i track down for this machine?
>> The pci slots are 32-bit 33mhz.  i have 1-1x 1-4x and 1-8x pci-e 
>> available.
> 
> For just two (2) SATA drives, either use software RAID-1 or a 3Ware
> Escalade 8006-2 -- although the latter is least ideal with a legacy
> 32-bit @ 33MHz card.
> 
> For four or more (4+) SATA drives, consider an Areca ARC-12xx series
> PCIe x8 card if you have an available PCIe x8 or x16 slot.
> 
> 
> 

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