> Hello,
>
> The Highpoint Technologies HPT370 ATA-100 + RAID chip is supported well
> the lastest releases but it's RAID features are not implemented. I've
> heard rumours telling that this chip isn't a real RAID chip possessing
> only minimal (if any) hardware RAID capabilities and even those are
> undocumented. Is this right or are there any plans to implement some RAID
> features, as far as it would do any difference compared to the
> really nicely working software-RAID? (Andre Hedrick?)
The RAID is a BIOS with some nice routines. It basically is a dual IDE
controller with some crappy peace of software. Should even be allowed to
be called 'RAID'.
The're giving custumers the impression they get RAID for $2, while a real
RAID setup costs a lot more. I call this misleading.
Igmar
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