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[Nomen]

If you are in the USA, you can go to any CompUSA store and you should be able to buy this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/PNY+-+2-Channel+SATA+II+RAID+PCI+Card/8552327.p?id=1188562133392&skuId=8552327#tab=specifications

PNY - 2-Channel SATA II RAID PCI Card (Model: P-DSA150-PCI-RF) - Cost is $20. This card uses SII3112 controller.

Driver file can be downloaded from here: http://www3.pny.com/support/media/Files%5C0ee7791f-c567-442b-8dd6-b99d459578b2/Sata%20Raid_v1.zip

That file contains SATAraid drivers for Windows 98. Tigerdirect.com is showing this card for $15: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4662523&CatId=1455

That's a 4-port SATA pci card - it even lists win-98 compatibility.

[dencorso]

The cards can be found for $25 or less, the only price I found for patch almost $100, too much? Did I get that wrong?

Yes. Wherever you are, RLoew's SATA patch goes for $11. And it works with LLXX 48-bit LBA patch, if necessary (It's listed in the "PRERELEASE AND BETA SOFTWARE" section of the site).