3ware and other 'true' hardware RAID controllers uses PCI-X (PCI Extended). PCI-X is supposely to be backwards compatible with 32-bit PCI slots but not a lot manufactures include this feature on their PCI-X cards. Before buying, I suggest calling 3ware to ask them if their cards are backwards compatible with the 32-bit slot.
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...And just to let you guys know I will never buy another Promise product again...
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I also do not recommend Promise controllers. I do not recommend Silicon Image controllers too. The only cheap controller brand that I recommend is Highpoint even though they provide software RAID controllers. They work well in several OS. Promise and Silicon Image controllers are MS Windows dependent.