[sllug-members]: Hardware - IDE Controller

[Mike Potter]

I have never been a hardware guy. Just enough to make the computer work. Any 
idea where I can get a cheap IDE controller that will work with Debian?

Background:
I have just been given a couple 200GB IDE drives that I would like to put into 
my Debian box, but I need another controller card to do it. Currently full with 
two drives, DVD, & CDRW. I don't really need RAID support, but may look at going 
that direction in the future.

What I've Tried:
I was also given a Promise FastTrack SX4000, which I can't get to work for the 
life of me. The BIOS sees it just fine, and I can set up the raid, but linux 
sees nothing. I am running the 2.6.18 kernel and tried to download their module 
(which I think is for the 2.4 kernel), but when I modprobe or insmod it can't 
find the module. (It is located in the 
/lib/modules/2.6.18-3-k7/kernel/drivers/scsi/ folder)

Conclusion:
I would like to put these drives into the box, but can easily buy a couple 
external enclosures and make them USB devices.

Side Topic:
What is the best way to find hardware that is supported by linux? Do I have to 
go through the kernel?

Thanks!
Mike