Need a little help setting up an external RAID 5 array

Hi all,
I am trying to put together a 4 disk RAID 5 array, and I think I picked up the wrong card. I have a Sans Digital TowerRAID TR4M and a Sonnet E2P (UPS just delivered). I haven't yet opened it up but the back of the box states that RAID 5 is only available with VistaUlt/XPPro. I guess I didn't notice the Windows/MacOS differences when I was doing my research. Now I'm lost....I was set on this one for months while I saved up. What kinds of options are there for RAID 5 with OSX? I suppose the E4P is just like it's little brother and doesn't support RAD5 in OSX. Will I need to go with FirmTek or HighPoint? Any advice is appreciated!
-Sean

Will I need to go with FirmTek or HighPoint? Any advice is appreciated!
Hi,
If you need RAID 5 for the Mac Pro, I would go with the SeriTek/5PM and the HighPoint RR2314. You can read more about this setup here:
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/firmtek/5pm/
http://firmtek.stores.yahoo.net/sata5pm.html
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/highpoint/2314/
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000NAXGIU/
Have fun!

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