Quote Originally Posted by anewbie View Post
Thankfully I will be using linux software raid so that should not be an issue; though I might get better performance if I connect the raided volumes to the same controller.
unless performance is completely irrelevant for you, i would avoid software RAID altogether, and i would definitely avoid trying to span RAID across multiple controllers, even if the software somehow allows it. if you don't need a RAID array larger than 6 disks then using the built-in intel RAID controller is definitely the best option with this board, for both performance and reliability.