RAID Without Additional Hardware: Do It Yourself With Windows 2000

Application Benchmark: WinBench 99 Disk Winmarks

Business Disk Winmark

It is pretty obvious that standard applications like Microsoft's Word or Excel do not benefit much from a faster storage subsystem.

Highend Disk Winmark

As opposed to Business Disk WinMark, the Highend Disk WinMark clearly shows the difference it makes to have a fast storage system. Here, the results are about 50% faster with a setup that uses at least three IDE channels.

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Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.