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To: Zeuspaul who wrote (441)	4/4/1998 4:24:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

IDE RAID Solution Data Sheets Posted from email from Networm. I worked on the format a bit with the .............function.....and it seems readable... reader beware Thanks Networm ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ I just can't seem to post this and have the columns line up correctly, though have tried several times. So am trying it this way. If garbled ignore. Some data from the Promise Web Site, formatted for posting. Since I know nothing about video processing/editing I can only pass on the data. I can say that 25MB/sec sustained rate (Not Burst) is quite high but you'll have to judge appropriateness to your apps. Would also recommend talking to a rep on the phone for those "extra" questions data sheets never address. Know there are other reasons to select SCSI but let me know your opinion on whether this IDE solution meets/exceeds your app data/speed needs. If not, why not? .........................................FASTTRAK ................................Video Editing Performance Model/Brand..........Data Rate.....Compression Rate...... Frame Loss Miro Video DC30 6.1MB/s (max).........3:1 (max)............ NONE DPS Spark ...........3.5MB/s (max)....5:1 (max)............ NONE ........................FastTrak Product Specifications Model.....................................FastTrak Drive Types Supported...................Ultra ATA/DMA; EIDE Bus.......................................PCI Drive Modes.............................. Ultra DMA 2/1/0 PIO 4/3/2/1/0 (EIDE/Fast ATA-2)........ DMA 2/1/0 (EIDE/Fast ATA-2) Data Transfer Rate... Up to 25MB/sec sustained; up to 133MB/sec burst across PCI bus Data Storage ... Links multiple drives as huge "virtual" drive C; more than 8.4GB per drive Data Protection .. Mirrors data to 2nd disk or disk pair on-the-fly; offers "hot" spare feature rebuilding data in background with transparent data recovery; allows second FastTrack to protect more data 32-bit Bus Master Support... Yes, relieves system CPU of disk I/O Onboard BIOS Functions Auto identifies & configures drive type; auto-detects & supports Ultra Mode transfers; easy conflict flict-free installation; recognizes drives greater than 8.4GB RAID Level 0 (striping); 1 (mirroring); 0/1 (striping/mirroring) Disk Array Support..... Scalable design allows two FastTraks to form large arrays up to 8 disks; supports 4 arrays with diffferent RAID levels; arrays are bootable with built-in BIOS FastBuild BIOS automenu Provides auto configuration and optimization; view/create/delete arays; rebuilds failed disks Bus Mastering Offloads I/O management to optimize CPU processing for data handling to improve overall performance CRC data protection support For Ultra DMA drives, FastTrak supports an enhanced data protection design called Cyclical Redundancy Checking versus onboard EIDE controllers Disk Performance Enhancements .....Advanced SCSI data handling features include elevator seek, load balancing, hardware atter-gather engine, target command queuing; UltraTune software optimizes FastTrak for application types Operating Systems Compatibility.... DOS/Windows 3.1, 3.11, Windows 95, Windows NT 3.x & 4.x, Novell Netware 3.1x and 4.x, OS/2 Warp 2.x/3.0 Promise vs SCSI Comparision Features......PROMISE.......Medea VideoRAID......... Adaptec ..............FASTTrak....5.0si/8.0si/14si ..... 2940UW SCSI RAID Support....0,1, 0+1 ..... 0 Striping ......... None ...........Striping/Mirroring Sustained data...Up to 23MB/sec...10MB/sec ..... 11.3-16.8 MB/sec transfer rates .. w/ 2 drives Drive Type ....Stand Ultra ATA ... Pre-installed .....Ultra Wide ............ EIDE/IDE drives..... VideoRAID ...... SCSI drives ............................... proprietary...EIDE drives Ultra DMA .........YES..................NO.............N/A with CRC Support Expandable to......YES.................YES w/ add-on...YES 4 hard drives............................unit ($795/1095/1795) Expands to 8........YES w/2.............NO............ YES hard drives ...... FastTrak One drive letter..... YES..............YES............. NO with multiple drives Requires use of......NO...............YES...............NO onboard IDE channel Supports Video.......YES w/...........NO................NO backup option......four drives. ...................."striping" + ....................mirroring" Coexist with........ YES...........NO - uses ......... YES onboard PCI IDE ...................1 channel Application ........YES.............NO..................NO Performance. "UltraTune" drivers Video RAID Storage......6.4GB $543..........5GB $995...4.55GB $1060 complete upgrade........8.4GB $683..........8GB $1295... 9GB $1475. by capacity.............14GB $909..........14GB $1995 (Note: 1GB of disk capacity can store approx. 3 min of 3:1 compressed video) NOTES - FastTrak with MSRP of $149. Adaptec 2940UW Kit with MSRP of $375. List price of Medea units from their website. FastTrak attached with 2 Hard Drives in a striped array. Drive prices based on NECX website prices (11/11/97): Quantum Fireball ST (Ultra ATA) 3.2GB ($196.95 ea), IBM Deskstar5 (Ultra ATA) 4.2GB ($266.95 ea), Maxtor DiamondMax (Ultra ATA) 7.0GB ($379.95 ea), Seagate Cheetah (Ultra Wide) 4.55GB (684.95) and 9.1GB($1099.95). All trademarks are properties of their respective holders. AJC-11/14/97 Networm