Performance We saw good performance with two 7,200 rpm IBM DeskStar 45GB drives both set as masters and striped into a RAID 0 array. However, SCSI still wins if you can invest in the fastest drives. ProMax optimizes their TurboMax card for digital video by preventing bus resets. While resets can interfere with video playback, this configuration is not optimal for a server. Reference systems in italics.
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