HighPoint RocketRAID 2310

Rob Williams · 03-21-2007, 12:57 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, 03:17 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, 02:29 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.

01-29-2008, 11:52 PM

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, 12:10 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?

twhthi · 01-18-2010, 11:19 AM

Mac Pro 8 core intel, RocketRaid - running FirmTek external 4x1.5t Sata drives

Purchased RocketRaid from HighPoint because FirmTek had not released a OS 10.5.8 friendly card yet. RocketRaid runs external Sata Drives but it will not allow initialization with Disk Utility or even recognize a new drive.

Also RocketRaid will not allow you to boot from an operating system in the external box but FirmTek's card will...although this was implied when I first purchased RocketRaid.

HighPoint tech support initially responded to my tech support request but answer no questions and have not responded since.

Since the external drives mount I assume the RocketRaid card is mounted properly and driver installed correctly. Why then do the already mounted drives not show up in the get info / MacProTower / hardward / sata ?

Is there a work around or way to set thing up so this card will work properly or do I just toss it and buy the FirmTek card?

Rob Williams · 01-18-2010, 04:08 PM

Ugh, I wish I could help here, but I'm not familiar with either this card, or how Mac OS X handles things. It might be a good idea to go to a Mac-specific forum and ask the question there, because with or without this card, I'm sure this problem has existed for others, and an answer exists somewhere.

04-10-2010, 11:00 AM

Anyone else have perf data on their 2310 in a raid 5? Im getting about 12.8MB/sec over a gigabit network with mine. Running win server 2k3r2 and while the raid works the performance is slower than a usb flash drive. I know its software raid5 but damn. My file sever cpu is a dual core e2180 (yeah low end but it just has to do the x0r calc because the pc the raid is on is sitting idle otherwise) and its literally saying it'll take a day to copy 1TB of data at the speed its going... infact its been going for 8 hrs and it still says a day to copy. At this time Im thinking I should have gone with the 3 ware...

Kougar · 04-25-2010, 01:15 AM

Are you sure that is a Gigabit network? And that all computers involved have Gigabit ports? I ask because 12.5MB/s is the exact limit for 100Megabit LAN ports.

03-21-2007, 12:57 AM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	HighPoint RocketRAID 2310 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! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

01-29-2008, 03:17 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

01-29-2008, 02:29 PM	#3
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	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. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

01-29-2008, 11:52 PM	#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, 12:10 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?

01-18-2010, 11:19 AM	#6
twhthi Obliviot Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1	HighPoint RocketRaid failure Mac Pro 8 core intel, RocketRaid - running FirmTek external 4x1.5t Sata drives Purchased RocketRaid from HighPoint because FirmTek had not released a OS 10.5.8 friendly card yet. RocketRaid runs external Sata Drives but it will not allow initialization with Disk Utility or even recognize a new drive. Also RocketRaid will not allow you to boot from an operating system in the external box but FirmTek's card will...although this was implied when I first purchased RocketRaid. HighPoint tech support initially responded to my tech support request but answer no questions and have not responded since. Since the external drives mount I assume the RocketRaid card is mounted properly and driver installed correctly. Why then do the already mounted drives not show up in the get info / MacProTower / hardward / sata ? Is there a work around or way to set thing up so this card will work properly or do I just toss it and buy the FirmTek card?

01-18-2010, 04:08 PM	#7
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Ugh, I wish I could help here, but I'm not familiar with either this card, or how Mac OS X handles things. It might be a good idea to go to a Mac-specific forum and ask the question there, because with or without this card, I'm sure this problem has existed for others, and an answer exists somewhere. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

04-10-2010, 11:00 AM	#8
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Anyone else have perf data on their 2310 in a raid 5? Im getting about 12.8MB/sec over a gigabit network with mine. Running win server 2k3r2 and while the raid works the performance is slower than a usb flash drive. I know its software raid5 but damn. My file sever cpu is a dual core e2180 (yeah low end but it just has to do the x0r calc because the pc the raid is on is sitting idle otherwise) and its literally saying it'll take a day to copy 1TB of data at the speed its going... infact its been going for 8 hrs and it still says a day to copy. At this time Im thinking I should have gone with the 3 ware...