RAID 1 Config with AMD 780G Chipset

[Paul McCumber]

This is about what I've read.   Still a little surprised that it is so
misleading from the chipset vendors.

I'll give it a shot tomorrow.   

Thanks for the feedback, Paul


On Sat, 2008-10-25 at 13:17 +1100, Owen Townend wrote:
> 2008/10/25 Paul McCumber <pmccumber at comcast.net>:
> > I'm trying to install the server version and I've been through the BIOS
> > and RAID config of the BIOS.   The Ubuntu install still sees two
> > devices.   Does this mean that I have only software RAID as an opton?
> > If so, and I believe this is the case, is it h/w optimized at all?   Are
> > there any good FAQs for this Hardy on how to do the RAID 1 config?
> >
> > Thanks in advance, Paul
> >
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> 
> Hey,
>   The 780G chipset does not have any hardware raid capabilities.
> Similar to almost all other chipsets with onboard raid they are what
> are known as 'fakeraid'.  It is essentially a software raid, using the
> main CPU to do the grunt work.  There is a way to get this type of
> raid working using dmraid in linux but there are few, if any, benefits
> over linux software raid (and some drawbacks) especially if it is not
> a dual boot box.
>   With the buzz-words 'fakeraid' and 'dmraid' you should be able to
> find more information easily enough.  Otherwise, post back with more
> questions.
> 
> cheers,
> Owen.
>