[plug] Config new h/w for RAID XP and Linux

[Cameron Patrick]

Paul Loring wrote:

> I have an Asus P5GD2 Deluxe motherboard which includes Intel ICH6R Southbridge 
> for enabling RAID.

http://linux.yyz.us/sata/faq-sata-raid.html#ich

> I intend to use a combination of RAID 0 and 1, what Intel calls Matrix Raid, 
> part of its Intel Application Accelerator(IAA).

If I understand you correctly, you're suggesting RAID 1+0 (i.e. a
RAID-1 built on top of two RAID-0 volumes)?  That requires at least 4
drives to work.

Most of your other questions are either beyond my knowledge, or are
choices that only you can make (e.g. the partitioning of your data
between different types of RAID).

HTH,

Cameron.