Trying to Attain a RAID 10, Using 2 Port SATA 6Gbps Controller (PCI-E x1), Plus my MB Slots

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MagusALL

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Thanks in advance for all input. I already have my motherboard SATA ports used up, save one SATA II. Currently I run two SSD's on the two SATA III 6Gbps slots. The MB I have is the MSI Z77A-GD55. I purchased a two SATA 6Gbps PCIeX1 controller card but no mention of RAID so I am unsure if I can use this to make a RAID10 using four WD Blue 1Tb HDDs with two RAID1's. Is this a possibility? My OS uses the SATA 3 as well as my Game drive. The motherboard has six total, five currently in use. This controller card adds two more SATA 6Gbps ports. I am wondering how to configure this properly and with the hope of attempting a software RAID10. I'm on Windows 10 Pro. I have a i7-3770k, SLI GTX 780's, 120Gb SSD for OS, 250Gb SSD for Games, two WD Blues for storage currently in RAID1. Sorry for my redundancy in my typing I am just very unsure how to connect everything and if it is possible to get a RAID10 working using the 2 SATA III's for the SSD's and the rest on SATA II's. Obviously I will keep the SSD's on SATA III. I was thinking of keeping the OS SSD on MB SATA 3, the other SSD on MB SATA 3, two of the HDD's in the software RAID they are on now which is SATA II on the MB. I would then attach the controller to the other two HDD's and attempt to software RAID1 them and somehow configure a RAID10 from this leaving one SATA II port open on my MB for my BD-RW and another empty. Any help would be appreciated. This is my first time using a SATA controller or attempting RAID10. Thanks for any help and all advice is appreciated. FYI the one I bought is the StarTech Part # PEXSAT32. Thanks for any and all help.
 
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MagusALL

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I thought that too until my single storage drive failed and I lost all my pictures, documents, etc. So at least it gives me some peace of mind that if a drive fails I can replace it and everything is still there to be copied onto the other drive. I just have to sit down and think it out a little more. Thanks for the reply though. I appreciate your time.
 
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The issue in that case is you failed to have a backup. RAID != backup. Backups are things that are plugged into your computer for a "short" time and then removed and kept "off site". If you plugged a My book or other external device into your computer and kept the drive in your desk drawer at work you backed up your important files.

I mention this because if you setup a RAID1 or RAID10 on your system and a lightening strike hits your home and you have a bad PSU it can fry all the drives in your tower. What happens then? If you get some ransomeware installed on your system, RAID10 isn't going to protect you. If your kid comes by and presses keys and somehow formats the array, RAID10 will faithfully copy the format command to all drives. RAID is used to make sure servers are online at all times. I moved to the HAF XM case so that I have the external drive bays to back up my data onto old drives I have laying around. Because it's not attached to the system this is much safer then hoping RAID will save it. Just a thought.
 
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