[ale] Fry's Electronics

[Greg]

hmmmm .... note to self: ask ALE before any more purchases ... The folks at
Monarch said that the HighPoint stuff was dubious, so I got a Promise RAID
controller ... one one hand the bad is that they made the crappy no-good
on-board stuff I am using/used to use now ... I figured the good was that
their cards were different.  The card I got was here:

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=
M&Product_Code=150903&Category_Code=IDECards

The Promise FastTrak100 TX2 IDE RAID Controller card.

Greg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org]On Behalf Of Brian
> Chase
> Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 11:39 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] Fry's Electronics
>
>
> I've been round and round on this subject.
>
> I finally bit the bullet and did the following RAID configuration.  All
> mail order.
>
> 3ware Escalade 7006-2 with two Western Digital 160G drives
>
> A good link comparing RAID controllers....but beware anything from
> Promise, it's not real hardware RAID, and their Linux support SUCKS,
> from personal experience.
>
> http://www.tech-report.com/reviews/2002q4/ideraid/index.x?pg=38
>
> Greg wrote:
>
> >Well, I am basically looking .. *was* looking ...  for an IDE controller
> >with RAID to mirror 2 drives. My system is a dual boot with
> Windows and Suse
> >so the controller has to work with both.  The on-board RAID is flaky so I
> >have decided to go with a hw RAID solution.  I tried CompUSA (only 1 card
> >and it was for Windows only) so I ordered from Monarch - they are great
> >folks, but seem to keep little on hand (not a bad business decision, but
> >tough when you want it in hand *today* and locally bought).  I recall
> >something on the list about Fry's and went to their site but it
> had nothing
> >about Atlanta on it so I was just curious if their site was out
> of date or
> >if I should make the trek up I85 or not.
> >
> >So where does everyone buy their "above average joe's needs* hw here in
> >Atlanta ? (I prefer finding out by personal recommendations than just
> >looking in the Yellow Pages)
> >
> >Greg
> >
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org]On Behalf Of David
> >>Corbin
> >>Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 8:52 PM
> >>To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> >>Subject: Re: [ale] Fry's Electronics
> >>
> >>
> >>They had plans to build one in Alpharetta, but then they decided to
> >>"reconsider" where in Atlanta to start.
> >>
> >>On Wednesday 21 April 2004 15:15, Hogg, Russell E. wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>One was proposed I think.
> >>>
> >>>Perhaps under construction.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>____________________________________________
> >>>Russell.Hogg at OPM.gov
> >>>x2367
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: Geoffrey [mailto:esoteric at 3times25.net]
> >>>Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 1:26 PM
> >>>To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> >>>Subject: Re: [ale] Fry's Electronics
> >>>
> >>>Greg wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Didn't someone say that Fry's Electronics now had a store in Atlanta
> >>>>(Gwinnett Cty ??)  If so, where is it ?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>Not according to their website, check 'locations.'
> >>>
> >>>http://www.frys.com/
> >>>
> >>>or go directly to that frame:
> >>>
> >>>http://www.frys.com/localframe.html
> >>>
> >>>
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