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Raid Arrays

  • 19-08-2004 7:42am
    #1
    GinjaNinja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 724 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I don't know alot about Raid arrays. But I'm very temped to set-up a RAID0. Heres the hitch..

    I'be got a 120 gig SATA hard drive. 3 partitions.
    Win32 - 10gig
    Win64 - 10gig
    Games - 40gig

    I've got alot of sace left on this drive.Is if possible for me to purchase a second 40gig HD and install this. Then set-up another 40gig partition on the Main one and RAID 0 the 40partition and secon 40 HD. Thus leaving all the other partitions intact.
    Is this possible.


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  • #2
    Virus_Inc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 333 ✭✭Virus_Inc


    You can create a RAID array from existing partitions using software (w2k, xp, 2k3). I'm not sure about RAID0 but I've setup RAID1 arrays using a partition from one disk & a separate physical disk for the mirror - you can even use a software mirror on your boot partition.


  • #3
    GinjaNinja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 724 ✭✭✭GinjaNinja


    i really need hlep with this.
    I've got a 120 gig SATA hard drive. 3 partitions.
    Win32 - 10gig
    Win64 - 10gig
    Games - 40gig

    i've ghosted off te 2 OS's and that no problem i'm going to get a temperary 40gig IDE HDD to backup the Games partition.

    i'm getting an identical 120 gig HHD. No I'm going to set-up a RAID0 with these 2 drives.
    Would i then be able to create 3 partitions and ghost the 2 Os's back to Raid array. then copy the 40 gig backup to the third partitions, Will this mess things up. Is this possible.


  • #4
    steve-hosting36
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,161 ✭✭✭steve-hosting36


    Use a decent hardware controller, and you'll end up with one 240gb fast drive, that you can partition as you require.


  • #5
    GinjaNinja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 724 ✭✭✭GinjaNinja


    i've got an onboard RAID controller
    Via VT8237.
    Are you saying there's no problem in ghosting back images taken before the RAID


  • #6
    steve-hosting36
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,161 ✭✭✭steve-hosting36


    As far as your computer is concerned, it sees one hard-drive on what it thinks is a standard SCSI controller.


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  • #7
    Canis Lupus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,893 ✭✭✭Canis Lupus


    apparently in a home user situation raiding yur drives gives no benefit whatsoever altho I can't find the couple of articles I read that from and as I'm sure yur aware one bjorked drive means everything goes..... Why would u bother?


  • #8
    steve-hosting36
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,161 ✭✭✭steve-hosting36


    I use a raided pair of 200GB SATA's as primary storage on my home pc and it blisters along, ideal for graphics, video, etc, etc. In RAID 0, you have no redundancy, so losing a drive is a pain. Solution - add another single drive the same size as your raid partition and use it for backups, disks are very cheap these days :)


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