Dell PowerEdge SC440 RAID

rash0001

Bought a PowerEdge™ SC440 server 2 week ago, never bothered using it as was too busy till today. I wanted it as a RAID setup. Probably RAID1 if not RAID0.

But due to some oversight I chose:

"C1 - Motherboard SATA cabled, 1 Hard Drive connected to onboard SATA controller, no RAID"

instead of

"C5 - Ad-in SAS/SATA cabled, 2 Hard Drives connected to ad-in SAS controller, RAID1"

With 2 500GB Hard Disks.

Is there anyway I can change the setup now to use RAID? or will I have to live with this?

If not RAID any other options? Ghost or SyncToy etc?

ob

You'll have to buy a RAID controller card.

rash0001

I know, forgot to mention. Its available from dell for around 110 Euros - SAS 5/i Integrated Controller Card, Is that all I'll need? Nothing to do with the motherboard? Can the Card be bought cheaper elsewhere?

Jonathan

Check out dabs

Anti

check out www.hardwareversand.de and www.scan.co.uk both have stupidly cheap raid cards. www,yoyotech.co.uk too and www.specialtech.co.uk too, and www.microdirect.co.uk

rash0001

Thanks all! Will check them out now! Cheers