Re: 3WARE Card performance boost?

http://www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata2-9000.asp

Check their data sheet - the cards are BBU ready - all you have to do
is order a BBU
which you can from here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815999601

Alex.

On 1/18/06, Joshua D. Drake <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> wrote:
>
> > Obviously, I have done this to improve write performance for the update
> > each week. My question is if I install a 3ware or similar card to
> > replace my current software RAID 1 configuration, am I going to see a
> > very large improvement? If so, what would be a ball park figure?
>
> Well that entirely depends on what level...
>
> 1. I would suggest LSI 150-6 not 3ware
>
> Why?
>
> Because 3ware does not make a midrange card that has a battery backed
> cache :). That is the only reason. 3ware makes good stuff.
>
> So anyway... LSI150-6 with Battery Backed cache option. Put 6 drives
> on it with a RAID 10 array, turn on write cache and you should have
> a hauling drive.
>
> Joshua D. Drake
>
>
>
> >
> > *Benjamin Arai*
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> >
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