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Old Aug 1, 2004, 06:19 PM   #1
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Whast a Controller Card!!
Whats a Controller Card do, is it important , and why, what happens if you have a cheap one!!

PCI 1394 Fire Wire Card A$45
PCMCIA 1394 Fire Wire Card A$90
PCI USB2 Card A$45
PCMCIA USB2 Card A$90
ISA Parallel Port Card A$35
PCI Parallel Port Card A$45
Adaptec 19160 SCSI Card A$290
Adaptec 29160 SCSI Card A$365
Adaptec ATA Raid 1200A Card A$119
Adaptec SATA Raid 1210SA Card A$119
Adaptec ATA Raid 2400A Card A$635
Adaptec 2940U Ultra SCSI PCI Card
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Old Aug 1, 2004, 07:00 PM   #2
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it's an add-in card that adds more ports to your computer, such as USB, Firewire, IDE, SATA, SCSI, or RAID-capable variants too
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Old Aug 1, 2004, 07:03 PM   #3
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Yeah... if your mobo doesn't have a RAID controller built into it and you want RAID, you will have to get one of those.
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Old Aug 1, 2004, 07:10 PM   #4
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i see.... ok.. have 3 now on my Asus A7N8X- De mobo...........dont think i be needing this
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Man, I didn't realize SCSI and RAID cards are that high. That's just insane.
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Old Aug 1, 2004, 07:18 PM   #6
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Man, I didn't realize SCSI and RAID cards are that high. That's just insane.
im not in the usa
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Old Aug 1, 2004, 07:28 PM   #7
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It's still alot in US Dollars... I converted it.
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Old Aug 1, 2004, 08:24 PM   #8
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i think he emant they cost mroe voerseas due to shippign and import tarrifs...but yes...they are extremely costly...es[ecially a 3com or an escalade or another name brand high end one
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i think he emant they cost mroe voerseas due to shippign and import tarrifs...but yes...they are extremely costly...es[ecially a 3com or an escalade or another name brand high end one
yeah your right .........i hate it we are behind the usa in many ways
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Old Aug 3, 2004, 12:43 AM   #10
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everyone has their bad days at typing vampy…

but hardware and software is bloody expensive over here in australia
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