RE: [OT] Promise IDE Card

["Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

The Dabs value cards did have the Highpoint controller but I did throw a
lot of data around on them to make sure they worked OK.

I thought it was a problem with NT and the Highpoint controllers?

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Lowe [mailto:ian@xxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: 03 January 2002 12:30
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Promise IDE Card
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> Yeah, guilty as charged!
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> I have had great results with the Promise Cards, and=20
> conversely, had terrrible experiences (creeping data=20
> corruption, damaged FAT structures, NTFS transaction=20
> corruption etc) with both the HPT366 and HPT370 Controllers.
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> My only thing would be: make sure the value controllers are=20
> not using Highpoint Chipsets, as these are the problem. They=20
> just can't handle throwing large amounts of data. (All=20
> corruption I have seen has been under heavy load)
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> As a test, I copied two 300Mb AVI files from my PC to my=20
> Server, then back and forth a couple of times. after 1=20
> generation of copy, the video had little glitches, and a=20
> couple of audio pops. By the third generation, the corruption=20
> was so bad that the AVI would no longer play. Ian.
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> -----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
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> Ah...right...though it was a "Promise Value" card.  No,
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> Ian recommended the Promise one to me.
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> I just need one that works! :)
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> 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
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> The Dabs Value card that I bought was loads cheaper than that=20
> and worked fine under XP and 2k here (and under 95 on the=20
> vicars PC) ... is there any reason why you particularly want=20
> a Promise controller?
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> 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
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> Thanks - had a look on Dabs, cheapest one I see is this...
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> Ultra ATA 100 TX2
> Mfr code: E1145
> Quicklinx: P2ZWS
> 1-2 days =A330.00
> =A335.25
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> M.
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> ----- 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
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> I bought one of the Dabs Value ATA100 cards which cost about=20
> =A315 and is also an IDE Raid controller ... works fine.
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> I also bought one of the Promise ATA133 cards which took a=20
> couple of weeks to come through (again from Dabs and on teh=20
> same order) - was about =A356 IIRC.
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> 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
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> Anyone know of best price/source for a Promise ATA100 or=20
> ATA133 IDE card?
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> Thanks
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> M.
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