On Fri, 2 Jul 1999 09:30:27 +0800, "David Winter" wrote:

>For anyone contemplating using a Fastrack Array with DVRaptor, read on:
>
>Have just done an installation with help of high-performance gaming systems
>and business graphics PC vendor (these guys are hot on most PC technology).
>
>We set up a Fastrack array with 4 off WD 20G 5400rpm UDMA-33 HDDs
>configured M,S on arrayIDE0 and M,S on arrayIDE1. Straightforward setup. 76G
>net reported by Windows on Drive D: - no worries.
>
>Install Raptor when it arrived a few days later. Ooops, nothing captures to
>Drive D:!!! The three partitions of a 5th WD 20G drive would ALL accept
>capture, even the 2G "inner" partition.

(rest deleted - as earlier posts suggested, the max total
drive size permitted was exceeded...)

Why use the Fastrack at all? Many UDMA drives are plenty
fast enough for DV without it. And you can install up to
4 IDE drives in a PC, assuming no need for another IDE
device (or use the Fastrack just to free up space for
two more IDE devices...)