Re: Hardware RAID Controller

[chrism at imntv.com (Chris Mauritz)]

Peter Farrow wrote:

> I use 8500-8 3ware controllers, but I have seen a number of  
> controllers with faulty SATA connectors that cause the RAID to go 
> outof sync....
>

Now that you mention it, that is really my only gripe with SATA in 
general. 

<peeve>
The connectors (especially the male cable ends) are so bloody fragile...

Even when you know this and are extra careful, one slight bend in the 
wrong direction and SNAP...the connector cracks.  I think if they made 
them out of eggshells, they would be substantially stronger.  8-(
</peeve>

But once you manage to get things together, it's such a simpler/cleaner 
solution than IDE (even rolled IDE cabling) or internal SCSI cabling.

Cheers,

C