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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: Linux: Why software RAID?
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:20:50 +0100
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Ar Iau, 2006-08-24 am 09:07 -0400, ysgrifennodd Adam Kropelin:
> Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> wrote:
> with sw RAID of course if the builder is careful to use multiple PCI 
> cards, etc. Sw RAID over your motherboard's onboard controllers leaves
> you vulnerable.

Generally speaking the channels on onboard ATA are independant with any
vaguely modern card. And for newer systems well the motherboard tends to
be festooned with random SATA controllers, all separate!