RE: SATA Enclosure

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bloomin finger trouble - sent before I'd finished!

3Ware card is at:

http://www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata2-9590.asp

I did a LOT of research into a new RAID server and am really happy with the
results.

Mainboard was an issue - as the RAID card is a x4 PCI Express (electrical)
interface and needs a x4, x8 or x16 PCI Express slot to run in. I
originally tried it in a second x16 slot on an ASROCK m/b but as this slot
was really meant for graphics, the system wouldn't operate correctly and
wouldn't start up reliably or soft reboot! Went for a SuperMicro PDSBA m/b
just as they came out - I wanted to run a core 2 duo CPU as well for heat
and power considerations and went for the lowest entry level CPU 6300???

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Core2Duo/

m/b also has VGA onboard which was a bonus. Has x16, x4 (using x8 slot) and
x1 PCI Express - good board!

That's it! HTH?

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> aashram
> Sent: 22 September 2006 14:54
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] SATA Enclosure
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> It looks really good
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> What case did you install them in ? What price?
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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx on behalf of Paul Gale
> Sent: Fri 22/09/2006 13:00
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] SATA Enclosure
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> External or internal?
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> If Internal, the Chenbro enclosures are really good - support SATAII,
> RAID, Hot Swap etc:
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> http://www.digicor.com.au/products/redirect.asp?code=MBRK-SK335&qc=23
> (first pic I found) as I bought them from www.xcase.co.uk but their
site
> is being re-designed and they're not on there yet.
>
> I have two of these stuffed with 8 drives (500Gb WD Raid Edition 2
drives
> - VERY quiet) :) I did swap the cooling fan for a less noisey one
though
> (80mm) - the stock one has HUGE airflow but is like a hurricane!
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> Paul.
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