IDE controller card and Fedora Core 3

[Langdon Stevenson]

Hi,

I am attempting to build a file server using a Pentium II 400, for my 
home office.

I want to build a RAID 5 array for data integrity.  I have four 160Gig 
Western digital hard drives, and a couple of spare IDE controller cards 
that I would like to use.  The controller cards are the issue.

They are ST-306 Ultra ATA-133 PCI cards from Lycom (see: 
http://www.lycom.com.tw/ST306.htm for card details).

The chipset is a Silicon Image Sil0680ACL144.

I installed one of these cards with a hard drive attached to test if it 
would work, but had no luck.  I ran the Fedora Core 3 installer and the 
card was not detected.  I was not able to find a driver to manually 
select that looked right.

I spent some time on Google researching Linux and this card/chipset, but 
found no real clues.  Only windows drivers seem to be available.

Can anyone tell me if this card is likely to be usable?

If not, could anyone suggest a low cost card that can handle the drives 
I have?

Warning: I am a relative newbie with Linux.  I have built a couple of 
systems over the last year or so, but am by no means an expert.

Any assistance, or suggestions greatly appreciated.

Regards,
Langdon