Cheap RAID 5 Server

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Im in the process of setting up a cheap (as possible) raid server for media storage.

I currently have 4x250gb SATA drives, of which in RAID 5 , I understand will give me about 750GB.

Now my question , as i know nothing about RAID.
With a 4 channel controller, Can I have more than one controller in my pc ? Will this cause any issues?


As i expect 4 drives will not be enough to last more than a few months.

 

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Anyone else able to confirm before i purchase?

Thanks

 

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Hi guys.

Thanks for the input.

The system will be running three media centers which i have located at various points around my house. As i live on my own, only one of them will be running at any one time so I assume PCI bandwidth shouldnt be to much of a problem?

With regards to boot order. Could i just use a normal ide harddrive for booting, and keep the RAID purely for storage?