HighPoint RocketRAID 2310

Rob Williams · 03-21-2007, 01:57 AM

Once synonymous with servers, RAID has made its way into the mainstream thanks to the inclusion of onboard controllers by the motherboard manufacturers. Can a dedicated card make much of a differance to system performance? Along with High Point, we intend to find out.

You can read the full review here and discuss it here!

01-29-2008, 04:17 AM

I was just going to purchase a 2310 to create a RAID 5 storage array on my home PC...

The 2310 seemed to have the best bang for the buck from the other manufacturers I had researched (plus the english user manual can actually be read clearly and seems to be well thought through and precise)...

Is there a chipset limitation (North or Suthbridge) for this board that you are aware of?

When I looked at the motherboard compatibility list on their website it seems to be quite short...

I'm assuming that it will probably work on any board with a PCI-E slot but I don't want to buy the card and find out it won't work with my particular setup...

ASUS A8V-E SE
AMD 3800 X2
2GB DDR 400 RAM
36GB WD Raptor (OS Win 2K)
3 WD 5000 AAKS (SATA II)

Your thoughts on this would be appreciated...

THX

B

Greg King · 01-29-2008, 03:29 PM

In all honesty, I cant see any obvious limitations that would prevent you running this card on any motherboard with an open slot. That said, I just lobbed out a question to Hi Point to see if there is anything to their short list of compatible motherboards or if they are just not updating it like they should.

01-30-2008, 12:52 AM

Hi:

I too had sent an e-mail to High Point asking them if there was any reason to fear the reaper regarding the purchase of their controller card so I'll let you know what I get in response...

Cheers

08-02-2009, 01:10 AM

The card just keeps getting recognized as a "SCSI controller". XP doesn't recognize the drivers as drivers, even. It won't select them even if I point the "Found New Hardware" dialog box to the Win_XP directory.

How are you getting this working in XP?

03-21-2007, 01:57 AM	#1
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01-29-2008, 04:17 AM	#2
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	RR 2310 Question I was just going to purchase a 2310 to create a RAID 5 storage array on my home PC... The 2310 seemed to have the best bang for the buck from the other manufacturers I had researched (plus the english user manual can actually be read clearly and seems to be well thought through and precise)... Is there a chipset limitation (North or Suthbridge) for this board that you are aware of? When I looked at the motherboard compatibility list on their website it seems to be quite short... I'm assuming that it will probably work on any board with a PCI-E slot but I don't want to buy the card and find out it won't work with my particular setup... ASUS A8V-E SE AMD 3800 X2 2GB DDR 400 RAM 36GB WD Raptor (OS Win 2K) 3 WD 5000 AAKS (SATA II) Your thoughts on this would be appreciated... THX B

01-30-2008, 12:52 AM	#4
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Thanx Hi: I too had sent an e-mail to High Point asking them if there was any reason to fear the reaper regarding the purchase of their controller card so I'll let you know what I get in response... Cheers

08-02-2009, 01:10 AM	#5
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Windows XP driver doesn't install The card just keeps getting recognized as a "SCSI controller". XP doesn't recognize the drivers as drivers, even. It won't select them even if I point the "Found New Hardware" dialog box to the Win_XP directory. How are you getting this working in XP?

01-29-2008, 03:29 PM	#3
Greg King Tech Junkie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,976	In all honesty, I cant see any obvious limitations that would prevent you running this card on any motherboard with an open slot. That said, I just lobbed out a question to Hi Point to see if there is anything to their short list of compatible motherboards or if they are just not updating it like they should.