iStarUSA HDD Enclosure

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Mabrito

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I just ordered a iStarUSA case that also includes one of there 3x3.5 HDD Enclosures. This is the enclosure it includes:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817121912

It says it supports Raid 0,1, and 5. This RAID is hardware RAID built into the enclosure right? Or do I need to go out and get a RAID card as well? Also why is there only 2 SATA power connectors and 2 Molex power connecters? Since it can use up to 3 HDD's, shouldnt there be 3 SATA power connectors or 3 Molex power connectors?
 
I've got several of those in my file server. The backplane is just a passthrough...so you have to have a RAID controller (or mobo RAID) to make an array. I plug in either the 2 SATA power connectors OR the 2 Molex and it fires up all three slots.
 
Alright cool thanks. Can you recommend a good but cheap RAID card? This computer only has PCI slots BTW.
 
Good and cheap rarely if ever go together with a RAID card. In my experience cheap RAID card usually means slow and weak on the management functions side (software).

If budget is a limiting factor you may want to think about getting a non-RAID card and doing software RAID (in particular on Linux).

I am having good luck with this 8 port model:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815121009

Note that it is PCI-X...which is backward compatible to PCI
 
Ah I see, ok then. This is going in my Windows Server machine, so for now I may just get just a straight SATA card for the PC and upgrade to RAID later. The PC hosting Windows Server doesnt have SATA ports, its that old.
 
If you are going WHS then the card I quoted above would be great. I use that card in a WHS box myself.
 
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