[dba-Tech] Performance in disc partitions

Yea, PCIE.  The new connectors with 1,4,8 or 16 "serial" data paths to the
card.  My RAID card uses a PCIE with 8x channels.  Everyone was saying that
you have to be careful what motherboard, it has to be "compatible" etc.  I
have used it in two different MBs, neither of which was on their
"compatible" list.


John W. Colby
Colby Consulting
www.ColbyConsulting.com 
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit Soobik
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 2:29 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [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'" 
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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