[dba-Tech] Performance in disc partitions

I still have a FastTrack ISA card in one PC - still works fine, supporting 
2x2 drives RAID 1each.
And last year I was going to buy a card to hook up SATA drives on one MB 
that doesnt have SATA connectors.
Had to search PCI card - most cards are PCIE, which this MB doesnt have.

Each time I turn around, I find I cannot upgrade or replace this or that, 
but that's the trick in PC business:
You have to buy a new Computer every 3 to 4 years.

Lembit
BTW, what's PCIX? is it 'extended'? I know extended as PCIE.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jwcolby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" 
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Performance in disc partitions


> ROTFL.  Well aren't YOU the grinch!
>
> This actually happened to me with a video card but that was because the
> video card socket type went away.  However RAID cards do not use video 
> card
> sockets, they either use PCI or PCIX.  PCI might very well go away someday
> soon.  PCIX not a chance.  Not SOON anyway.
>
>
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit Soobik
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 1:21 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Performance in disc partitions
>
> Remember when you move your RAID controller to a new machine, you got to
> install the drivers there also, and by the time your system fails, the
> driverboard will not fit into the new system.
>
> Lembit
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jwcolby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
> To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'"
> <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 6:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Performance in disc partitions
>
>
>>I absolutely agree.  The onboard raid will not work the same with a new
>> motherboard and so all data in the raid array will be lost.
>>
>>
>> John W. Colby
>> Colby Consulting
>> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Erwin Craps -
>> IT
>> Helps
>> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 11:50 AM
>> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Performance in disc partitions
>>
>> I personally would never use an onboard raid to store data.
>>
>> If U use a removable controller you can swap controller and disks to
>> another
>> system when your system is defect.
>> Doing so you have your data back in a few minutes...
>>
>> Since the OS is pretty much system depending, you could use the onboard
>> raid
>> only for your OS disk.
>>
>> Erwin
>
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