sata hdd

meanman · 01-28-2006, 01:23 PM

hi i was wondering whether i would get a better performance out of having 2 200gb sata drives set up on a raid or just having 1 400gb sata drive if raid is better wich type of raid should i have thanks for any help you can give

helmie · 01-28-2006, 01:27 PM

Yes, you will have better performance. In RAID 0 (Striped) (sp?) The data is split in two, and sent to each drive. So it takes half the time.

Read the RAID 101 for more info.

meanman · 01-28-2006, 01:46 PM

cheers mate that is what i will do

helmie · 01-28-2006, 01:47 PM

Remember you need two identical drives.

super_xero · 01-28-2006, 02:15 PM

yepo raid 0 is what most people use but take in mind if one drive fails both do

helmie · 01-28-2006, 02:16 PM

Yeah, good point. think its raid 5 where the other drive is backup (correct me if im wrong)

krimson_king · 01-28-2006, 02:53 PM

you also need the drivers for raid (probably came with your mobo)

01-28-2006, 01:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
meanman Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: england Posts: 1,788	sata hdd hi i was wondering whether i would get a better performance out of having 2 200gb sata drives set up on a raid or just having 1 400gb sata drive if raid is better wich type of raid should i have thanks for any help you can give

01-28-2006, 01:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
helmie Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Highlands, Scotland Age: 17 Posts: 1,208	Yes, you will have better performance. In RAID 0 (Striped) (sp?) The data is split in two, and sent to each drive. So it takes half the time. Read the RAID 101 for more info. __________________ For sale: http://www.computerforum.com/111463-...tml#post893380

01-28-2006, 01:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
helmie Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Highlands, Scotland Age: 17 Posts: 1,208	Remember you need two identical drives. __________________ For sale: http://www.computerforum.com/111463-...tml#post893380

01-28-2006, 02:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
helmie Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Highlands, Scotland Age: 17 Posts: 1,208	Yeah, good point. think its raid 5 where the other drive is backup (correct me if im wrong) __________________ For sale: http://www.computerforum.com/111463-...tml#post893380

01-28-2006, 02:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
krimson_king Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: connecticut Age: 21 Posts: 466	you also need the drivers for raid (probably came with your mobo) __________________ sí, señor.

01-28-2006, 01:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
meanman Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: england Posts: 1,788	cheers mate that is what i will do

01-28-2006, 02:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
super_xero Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,307	yepo raid 0 is what most people use but take in mind if one drive fails both do

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