Just for the record I have several intel shg2/xeon boards with lsi and
adaptec raid cards and never heard of any such thing as a intel raid
activation key.

These are not that exact model though.

This is the value provided by system builders that will preinstall SCO
and warantee the complete system.

It's not that there is anything all that hard about installing osr5,
it's that they weed out problem hardware and only present you with
tested hardware in tested combinations.

I have used Seneca Data for the last few years and have no complaints
at all but I'm sure there are still at least a few others out there
that do a good job.