On Mon, Jun 05, 2000 at 05:03:10PM -0400, Bryan -TheBS- Smith wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Jun 2000, David Weinehall wrote:
> > Well, I'm not sure ATA/100 outdoes Ultra2/LVD (but it might), and ATA
> > still hasn't got 15 device (+ adapter of course) chains, so there are
> > still several uses for SCSI.
>
> If "sector remapping" became a feature in ATA, it would look mighty
> inviting as a replacement for most (still not all) users of SCSI --
> at least it would sell me in all but the highest-end of
> applications.
>
> I think vendors like 3ware (http://www.3ware.com) have shown that
> ATA RAID is a viable option from the "bang-for-the-buck" view, as
> long as you put a good co-processor on-board.
>
> Unfortunately, companies like Promise Technology sell so-called
> ATA RAID controllers that are quite dumb, and their FastTrak66
> controller is no different than their standard Ultra66 adapter,
> except for the firmware, and the 300-400% markup in price.
*grin* Not even the firmware, it's also the same. The difference is only
in a little 0 Ohm resistor under the firmware ROM. On the Ultra66 it is
there, on the FastTrak there isn't. The firmware uses it to decide
whether it should present the card as Ultra or FastTrak.
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