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Charles H.

Charles H.

Joined on 02/22/04

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Peachy...

Eagle Tech ET-RM5101-BK Black Steel 5U Rackmount Rackmount Case 10 External 5.25" Drive Bays
Eagle Tech ET-RM5101-BK Black Steel 5U Rackmount Rackmount Case 10 External 5.25" Drive Bays

Pros: Nice cheap case. Bang for an inexpensive buck.

Cons: Many sharp edges, and the front cover looks like it is about to fall off. Accessing the screws to remove the drive bay's is tricky.

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HighPoint RocketRAID 1810A PCI-X SATA Controller Card
HighPoint RocketRAID 1810A PCI-X SATA Controller Card

Pros: Cheap

Cons: You get what you pay for. I *had* a 4 disk RAID-5 array. Then one of the drives failed and their software misreported which drive. I replaced a good drive to have the restore fail. Replaced the bad drive with a good one, and place the origional "Bad" back in. Now system says I have 2 raid 5 arrays; one with 3 disks with a bad drive, and one with... 1 disk. Tech support is very lacking.

Unz Schnapp!

Intel SE7210TP1-E ATX Server Motherboard 478 Intel E7210
Intel SE7210TP1-E ATX Server Motherboard 478 Intel E7210

Pros: Great price, great cost! Just go to their website to find out what the power supply type is for this mobo; and dont be confused as to what to do with the 8-pin CPU power connector.

Cons: None as of yet.

>Sigh<

HighPoint RocketRAID 1810A PCI-X SATA Controller Card
HighPoint RocketRAID 1810A PCI-X SATA Controller Card

Pros: When it works, it works well.

Cons: "When" is the keyword. I've had nothing but troubles with this card. Every time the system cold reboots, different drives appear as being available, and sometimes with (what is suppose to be impossible) different channel ID's. Updated the firmware, same problem. Tech support is confused; no offer to exchange/replace!! Will have to go through newegg :/ BTW- motherboard see's drives just fine 100%.

Overall Review: Because the card would identify the different drives, in different order, I'd referr people onto other cards. I'm still waiting for a reply from their tech support regarding this card, and what they intend to do about it's failure.