KT266A mobo...w/RAID

Hey guys...I'm planning on getting an Athlon XP system pretty soon. Are there any good KT266A boards with onboard RAID? Or should I go with a 761 board that has it, such as the 8K7A+ (which is what I use in my current system). Or completely forget RAID all-together? My problem is that I really like having extra IDE controllers...and I don't want to have to use a PCI slot for a RAID controller.

I'd really appriciate your thoughts on this.

Thanks.

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Many have RAID, see http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mikesp/ (a great little comparison page that one of the forum members did).

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KR7A-RAID plz?

Get the shuttle ak31 version 3.1 ($80 newegg). Comes with 4 ddram slots, 6 pci slots, and 6 usb ports. Very fast and cheap. No problems for 4 weeks.

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Originally posted by o1die:
Get the shuttle ak31 version 3.1 ($80 newegg). Comes with 4 ddram slots, 6 pci slots, and 6 usb ports. Very fast and cheap. No problems for 4 weeks.

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That one doesn't have onboard RAID, which is what he wants.

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I think your best bet is wait for the Abit KR7A+ RAID. It should be out by the end of November/early December. The downside? It's one of the most expensive motherboards out there, listing for $180-200 on pricewatch now. Other than that, it should be a great board.

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the soyotek Dragon+, a good kt266a mobo with RAID, best part is the RAID channels can be used as regular ATA channels

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Originally posted by Terminus:
KR7A-RAID plz?

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Don't hold your breath i was waiting for that board but after calling serveral dealers and hearing "KR7A? oh, we aren't getting that for 2 to 4 weeks" i just went aheqad and ordered. as for a board with raid look at the Soyo K7V Dragon+ or what I got an ASUS A7V266-E

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Oh I'll hold my breath alright. Were I called they said the boards will be available starting next week (their shipments arrives Monday supposely)

I haven't waited this long just to break and go buy a POS epox

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Originally posted by Terminus:
Oh I'll hold my breath alright. Were I called they said the boards will be available starting next week (their shipments arrives Monday supposely)

I haven't waited this long just to break and go buy a POS epox

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This might wet your whistle:
http://www.ocworkbench.com/hardware/...kr7araidp1.htm


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