RE: [OT] Promise IDE Card

["Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>]

Yeah, guilty as charged!

I have had great results with the Promise Cards, and conversely, had
terrrible experiences (creeping data corruption, damaged FAT structures,
NTFS transaction corruption etc) with both the HPT366 and HPT370
Controllers.

My only thing would be: make sure the value controllers are not using
Highpoint Chipsets, as these are the problem. They just can't handle
throwing large amounts of data. (All corruption I have seen has been under
heavy load)

As a test, I copied two 300Mb AVI files from my PC to my Server, then back
and forth a couple of times.
after 1 generation of copy, the video had little glitches, and a couple of
audio pops. By the third generation, the corruption was so bad that the AVI
would no longer play.
Ian.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 03 January 2002 12:10
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Promise IDE Card


Ah...right...though it was a "Promise Value" card.  No, just Ian
recommended
the Promise one to me.

I just need one that works! :)

M.
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Harris
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 12:04 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Promise IDE Card



The Dabs Value card that I bought was loads cheaper than that and worked
fine under XP and 2k here (and under 95 on the vicars PC) ... is there any
reason why you particularly want a Promise controller?

Phil
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 03 January 2002 12:03
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Promise IDE Card


Thanks - had a look on Dabs, cheapest one I see is this...

Ultra ATA 100 TX2
Mfr code: E1145
Quicklinx: P2ZWS
1-2 days £30.00
£35.25


M.

----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Harris
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 11:43 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Promise IDE Card


I bought one of the Dabs Value ATA100 cards which cost about £15 and is
also
an IDE Raid controller ... works fine.

I also bought one of the Promise ATA133 cards which took a couple of weeks
to come through (again from Dabs and on teh same order) - was about £56
IIRC.

Phil
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 03 January 2002 11:41
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Promise IDE Card


Anyone know of best price/source for a Promise ATA100 or ATA133 IDE card?

Thanks

M.



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