H.D. install problem -

[Bob Goodwin]

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>>               HighPoint ROCKETRAID1520 W/O PCI SATA Controller Card -
>>         *Operating Systems Supported:* Windows 98 / ME / NT4.0 / 2K / XP
>>         / 2003 Linux (SuSE, Red Hat), and FreeBSD
>> It looks to me like a $15 or $20 card ought to work by just plugging it 
>> in without Windows but I need reassurance.
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>> Does anyone know for certain?
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> would google lie?
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> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=HighPoint+ROCKETRAID1520&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&num=20&lr=lang_en&as_filetype=&ft=i&as_sitesearch=&as_qdr=all&as_rights=&as_occt=any&cr=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&safe=images&btnmeta%3Dsearch%3Dlinux=
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Yes, google gets a lot of use here but I didn't actually want that 
card.  I was just citing the example that they said they only supported 
Windows which seems like it should not even be a consideration for an 
sata controller?

Bob