Hi, > Although Linux IDE raid ( md ) is as good as Linux ataraid/pdcraid, I > personally would use Linux native ataraid/pdcraid (ataraid/d0) just to > make sure things dont break. Somebody correct if I am wrong. I wouldn't have put it that way. Linux software raid (md) is better than Linux IDE software raid (ataraid/pdcraid). ataraid/pdcraid has no offline/online checking so if a disk fails it won't handle it gracefully for one.