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I have recently purchased 2 x 120gb HD's and a Highpoint hpt372 Ide Raid controller.
What i want to do is install slack onto the raid 0 array. if I cant, can i use software raid on the 2 ide's and use it to boot from.
these are the only 2 hd's in the pc.
The situation is, I want to install slackware 9.0 on it. but it wont detect my Raid 0 array. Can any1 put me out of my misery and tell me if i can do any of this.
If not what Raid Controller will do the job, i have been looking at the promise TX2000 controller
Distribution: Slackware, (Non-Linux: Solaris 7,8,9; OSX; BeOS)
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I've been having major problems with the Highpoint controller. I would suggest finding a different controller. Many of the manufacturers seem to support Linux (with their own drivers), so with a little research, I think you'll find one that'll work well. I haven't done the research yet, so I can't help you with which one works, just that the Highpoint doesn't seem to.
I have managed to get the shop to refund my highpoint controller and after researching the IDE Raid market, I finally made a decision. I have purchased a 3ware Hardware Ata133 Controller. £99 + VAT. not a bad price to say the Highpoint was £60 and thats a software raid. Pain in the ass getting hold of a 3ware in the uk btw. managed to get insight to order me one.
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