Well, this definitely isn't something I was expecting; WD replaced a dying 150GB first-gen Raptor with a brand spanking new Velociraptor (not even refurbished, as most other drives that fail get replaced with!!).
I've almost always ran RAID0 any drives since they started to use on-board controllers, but now I'm faced with a weird dilemna.
Well, for one, my damn W7 RC is bugging me to re-install in the next 3 days But the obvious reason why I'm here is because I'm not exactly sure what kind of weird performance I'd get from a top of the line 10k RPM consumer HD paired to a "non-raid friendly" (apparently, as WD later released the more "raid-friendly" Raptors after buying mine...) "slower" HD. I almost wish both drives had failed lol!
I'm thinking I'd lose out on the Velociraptor performance by pairing those 2 together, so I'm pretty much leaning towards not RAIDing them even though I'm sure it would still be faster, but I'm just wondering if I'd hit some quirky behaviors... I'd hate to have to build up an OS again in a week after going through the motions...
Any insights/experiences or comments on this?
Thanks
I've almost always ran RAID0 any drives since they started to use on-board controllers, but now I'm faced with a weird dilemna.
Well, for one, my damn W7 RC is bugging me to re-install in the next 3 days But the obvious reason why I'm here is because I'm not exactly sure what kind of weird performance I'd get from a top of the line 10k RPM consumer HD paired to a "non-raid friendly" (apparently, as WD later released the more "raid-friendly" Raptors after buying mine...) "slower" HD. I almost wish both drives had failed lol!
I'm thinking I'd lose out on the Velociraptor performance by pairing those 2 together, so I'm pretty much leaning towards not RAIDing them even though I'm sure it would still be faster, but I'm just wondering if I'd hit some quirky behaviors... I'd hate to have to build up an OS again in a week after going through the motions...
Any insights/experiences or comments on this?
Thanks