PCI PCI-E or PCI-X 4 port SATA raid 5 CARD needed that can host 2tb drives? Does anyone know of a cost effective solution??? 500 points!!!
I need large storage subsystem for video recording. need it local to the device.
We want to do a 4 port sata raid 5 with 4 2tb drives. Gives us approx 5.8tb usable.
I chose the promise 150SX4. Well it is limited to 250gb drives. max capacity is 1tb.
So can anyone point out a RAID card with battery backup that is cheap? I cant spend $300 on this card. My target is under $100. That being said I have to bring this solution however I can.
We want to do a 4 port sata raid 5 with 4 2tb drives. Gives us approx 5.8tb usable.
I chose the promise 150SX4. Well it is limited to 250gb drives. max capacity is 1tb.
So can anyone point out a RAID card with battery backup that is cheap? I cant spend $300 on this card. My target is under $100. That being said I have to bring this solution however I can.
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Look at the Dell perc cards.
Used though.
you will need to go to X64 version of XP in order to use a GPT formatted device > 2TB. I would source a used LSI MegaRAID or 3442-R controller on ebay to get something under $100.
As for your engineer, he/she is close, but in order to BOOT a GPT drive >2TB , you have to be on an itanium. MSFT just doesn't allow it on 32 or X64 hardware. So technically the engineer is correct in that the C drive can be formatted, it just won't be bootable.
As for your engineer, he/she is close, but in order to BOOT a GPT drive >2TB , you have to be on an itanium. MSFT just doesn't allow it on 32 or X64 hardware. So technically the engineer is correct in that the C drive can be formatted, it just won't be bootable.
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For anyone who comes across needing this, here was our solution.
Highpoint rocketraid 1640 4 port raid controller $120
http://stores.tomshardware.com/search_techspecs_full.php/masterid=4540159/st=product_tab/
The only 2tb drive on the compatability list was WD2002FYPS RE-4 GP
It is an enterprise class drive designed for SAN systems. They were $285 each.
Total cost for 8TB raw (5.8TB usable) RAID 5 for $1280.
not bad. I will award points to the vocal man who spoke up the most. Thanks!
Highpoint rocketraid 1640 4 port raid controller $120
http://stores.tomshardware.com/search_techspecs_full.php/masterid=4540159/st=product_tab/
The only 2tb drive on the compatability list was WD2002FYPS RE-4 GP
It is an enterprise class drive designed for SAN systems. They were $285 each.
Total cost for 8TB raw (5.8TB usable) RAID 5 for $1280.
not bad. I will award points to the vocal man who spoke up the most. Thanks!
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forgot to mention. what makes the difference is the LBA interface.
32bit LBA 1TB max
48bit LBA 2TB max
64bit LBA goes to pedibytes!
32bit LBA 1TB max
48bit LBA 2TB max
64bit LBA goes to pedibytes!
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I would prefer one single 5.8tb drive to appear to the host to make managing vidoes easier.
BTW, my senior engineer asked me to add this.
In 64bit Windows 2003 or windows 2008, using GPT (built in to the os) you are not limited to 2TB for c drive. I figure you know this b/c you mentioned Itanium. But you can run a quadcore cpu on 2008 and have a boot partition larger than 2TB.