BP6 ATA66 Raid BIOS

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Has anyone tried these drivers on the BP6?
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It would be nice to have onboard RAID :)
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Good advise & reading the message base here will confirm that labor invested in trying to get the HPT366 controller to yield any serious performance results is ===> LABOR BADLY INVESTED! The need for speed usually has some corresponding need for reliability, and in this area the HPT366 is highly impoverished. Spend a few bucks on a Promise controller - ATA100, ATA133, or RAID. You will be better invested by this.
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I still want onboard RAID :x :D
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The DareDevil wrote:I still want onboard RAID :x :D
With the BP6, you will end up paying much too high a price for what you want!
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lif wrote:
The DareDevil wrote:I still want onboard RAID :x :D
Use SoftwareRaid. :idea:
It works for me. (Mandrake 8.2) :wink:
I was being difficult for RRLedford; as If I would suggest buying a Promise controller myself! :P
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Correct me if im wrong, but the only reason the hpt366 controller onboard goes out of tune only because everyone wants to overclock thier bp6 to the next power.

And if going to overclock the bp6 board, just purchase a promise ata controller card? even if its a promise ata66/100 cheapie? so thats going to make the computer more stable than using the onboard raid while overclocking eh?
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gabumon wrote:And if going to overclock the bp6 board, just purchase a promise ata controller card? even if its a promise ata66/100 cheapie? so thats going to make the computer more stable than using the onboard raid while overclocking eh?
Yes! Because the Promise chip is much better to start with. Read: This 366 stuff is old technology!
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A promise 66 card would or would NOT do raid?

Or do all promise cards support raid or are they just supporting the udma 66 / 100/133 ?

Oh o I think I just bought something I dont even need
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That depends on the card you bought.
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Well as long as its not the onboard ide channel, I acidentally bought a ultra66 card, that could be used for stability if overclocking the bp6 correct since the onboard is only dma33, which is extremely slow!
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Post by RRLedford »

Promise makes (has made) a whole series of IDE controller cards, going up from ATA66-ATA133 and on to RAID/Caching RAID. They have a good track record of producing serious performance designs at a modest price.
I advise getting at least the ATA100 or ATA133 at this stage in PC H/W development. Even if you stick with an ATA66 card in favor of the HPT366, you will likely gain in both stability & performance on the BP6.
The Maxtor boxed controllers that I've seen are OEM Promise designs.
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Thats good to hear, I also did purchase a raid ata100 fasttrax so ill put both controllers to the test when Ill recieve them, Maybe I wont be selling my bp6 after all =D
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Gabumon: You can turn an Ultra66 into a FastTrak RAID controller with a bit of soldering and a BIOS flash.

http://www6.tomshardware.com/storage/00 ... 66-05.html

I did the procedure myself a couple of years ago and it really does work, although you'll be voiding your warranty.
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Spending around $5 for a ***used working*** ultra66 card, Sounds delightful, Now where is that damn soldering pen......btw I busted up laughing since you guys give me info on this =D
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