No this is the only one I could find out there that was an ata 40 pin at the time where you could use regular drives. The solution has been working quite well. Jim -----Original Message----- From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Robert K Coffman Jr - Info From Data Corporation Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 11:41 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: Storage Solutions Jim 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 <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 <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