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Hardware RAID vs Software RAID ?

Quadrax

Hardware RAID vs Software RAID ?
« on: August 26, 2004, 04:01:26 PM »
Hello,

I'm using a SIL0680 based RAID IDE controler card to alow my DELL server to use IDE HDD.

When I removed my two HDD to verify partitions, I saw that :

HDD1 Partitions : 256Mb | 114,..Gb
HDD2 Partitions : 100Mb | 114,..Gb

The RAID array whas created with the RAID utility provide by the RAID BIOS.

Then, how is possible ??
I choose SME 5.6 install on ONE HDD (to disable the software RAID).

Today, I have only one HDD Hitachi 160Gb. (Maxtor are in stock rupture..) When I add a second HDD, how to do then ?

Please, help me, I feel lost with incomprehensible logic of RAID between SME and my RAID controler card.

Is-it possible, SME don't support my RAID controller card ? Then, why I have no problem to install SME 5.6 ?? (SME 6.0.1 can't be installed on my DELL server, it's another problem)

Thank you very much in advance.

HP