Building RAID with EP41-UD3
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Motherboard RAID is really not worth it.
If your motherboard fails, you will lose everything which rules out any advantage with RAID 1.
It also introduces a layer of processing that degrades performance which rules out any advantage with RAID 0.
What were you hoping to configure?
If your motherboard fails, you will lose everything which rules out any advantage with RAID 1.
It also introduces a layer of processing that degrades performance which rules out any advantage with RAID 0.
What were you hoping to configure?
- Aug 12, 2014
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How can I set RAID in my PC?
Does the bandwidth of storage increase at RAID?
My system details:
Core 2 Dou E7500
Force3D Radeon 4670-1G
4GB DDR2 1066MHz - Kingmax
500GB HDD - Samsung
*Actually I want experience RAID for first time...
*And can I have RAID with SSD hard drives in my system?
Does the bandwidth of storage increase at RAID?
My system details:
Core 2 Dou E7500
Force3D Radeon 4670-1G
4GB DDR2 1066MHz - Kingmax
500GB HDD - Samsung
*Actually I want experience RAID for first time...
*And can I have RAID with SSD hard drives in my system?
There are seven different basic RAID types, and then combinations of these where one array is within another array.
RAID 0 (striping) increases bandwidth and uses the full capacity of each disk, but if you lose one disk you lose all your data.
Setting up RAID 0 on a motherboard RAID controller however is likely slower than just a single drive because of the overhead.
RAID 1 (mirroring) gives you usable capacity of half you disks. There is some performance benefit during a read but not a write. This is done so that if you lose one disk you do not lose any data, but in the case of a motherboard RAID controller it is losing the motherboard you have to worry about. Any performance improvement here too will not compensate for the overhead.
The two RAID types above are the ones commonly used in home PCs and require at least two disks.
Other basic RAID levels require at least three disks and work by storing one or more parity bytes for stripe of data.
SSDs are supported by server grade RAID controllers but motherboard manufacturers usually warn you not to use them in a RAID configuration on their motherboards.
Honestly, if you want faster storage just buy a decent sized SSD for the boot drive and applications.
RAID 0 (striping) increases bandwidth and uses the full capacity of each disk, but if you lose one disk you lose all your data.
Setting up RAID 0 on a motherboard RAID controller however is likely slower than just a single drive because of the overhead.
RAID 1 (mirroring) gives you usable capacity of half you disks. There is some performance benefit during a read but not a write. This is done so that if you lose one disk you do not lose any data, but in the case of a motherboard RAID controller it is losing the motherboard you have to worry about. Any performance improvement here too will not compensate for the overhead.
The two RAID types above are the ones commonly used in home PCs and require at least two disks.
Other basic RAID levels require at least three disks and work by storing one or more parity bytes for stripe of data.
SSDs are supported by server grade RAID controllers but motherboard manufacturers usually warn you not to use them in a RAID configuration on their motherboards.
Honestly, if you want faster storage just buy a decent sized SSD for the boot drive and applications.
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