Storage SolutionsJim did you compare these controllers with the Promise ones? - Bob Coffman -----Original Message----- From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jim Kenzig http://thin.net Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 11:09 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: Storage Solutions I take that back... here is the version you can use with 40 pin ide drives the below one is for 7 pin serial... http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=378945 -----Original Message----- From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jim Kenzig http://thin.net Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 11:03 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: Storage Solutions Here is the ide ata raid controller we are getting from CDW for $56 http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=543422 You need to make sure you get the right compatible drives. -----Original Message----- From: Jim Kenzig http://thin.net [mailto:jimkenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 10:55 AM To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: RE: [windows2000] Re: Storage Solutions Another cheap way to go that we have started to do to REPLACE our snapservers that we have had for years is to set up a workstation with a couple of 200 gig ide drives and they now make ide raid controllers. You can set up a terabyte system for around $1000 this way and still have the redundancy you need JK -----Original Message----- From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Greg Reese Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 10:37 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: Storage Solutions nice device. I may have a hard time convincing them of that here. One of the few rules I have on purchases is to try to stick to IBM wherever possible. If IBM has anything similar, I can't find it. All they have is their SAN solution which is insanely expensive. Those Snap servers look interesting. And they have gigabit ports. That may be the ticket.