P4C800-E Deluxe and RAID-O

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Hi,

I just ordered another SATA 120GB drive to take advantage the RAID
capabilities of my motherboard. As I already have XP install, will
I need to format and start over from scratch or can I build the raid
set with the OS in place?

Also, is RAID 0 even worth it? What kind of speed gain will I see?

Any input is appreciated.


WD

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> Also, is RAID 0 even worth it? What kind of speed gain will I see?

IMHO: unless you are running specific applications such as video editing you
are not likely to see a tangible improvement in performance. You might
witness a slight decrease in windows boot time - that is about the only
visible difference that is easily measurable, but how often do you reboot?
20 times an Hour?

You more than double the probability of data-loss by using RAID 0 as loss of
either disc = loss of the RAID volume.
This is its huge downside...

- Tim