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^ thank you all. i think i'm ready to buy a new hard disk and go for raid setup biggrin.gif
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What is the raid block/stripe size?
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Originally Posted by Timid View Post

What is the raid block/stripe size?

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/RAID-SCALING-CHARTS,1735-4.html
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A stripe is the smallest chunk of data within a RAID array that can be addressed. People often also refer to this as granularity or block size. It can be compared to the blocks (logical block addressing - LBA) on conventional hard drives. Most RAID controllers allow the user to define her or his favorite stripe size, because it alters the performance characteristics of a RAID array. Typical options are 16, 32, 64 and 128 kB, but many professional RAID controllers also offer smaller stripe sizes, and some even support sizes as large as 256 kB.
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post #14 of 30
Do you need to have the exact same drive to set up RAID 0??

Could i use different SSDs with different capacities and RAID 0 them??

Thanks
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jinny1 View Post

Do you need to have the exact same drive to set up RAID 0??

Could i use different SSDs with different capacities and RAID 0 them??

Thanks

ya u can use different capacity ssds for raid 0, but final capacity after raid 0 is 2 times of lower sized ssd . redface.gif
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i've been looking at the RAID setup guide for my mobo and it goes on about a floppy drive do i need this or can i get away without 1 as i don't currently own one?

1.3.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA3
HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY → Advanced screen → Storage Configuration.
5
B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [RAID].
STEP 2: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID configuration.
Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to check this RAID installation guide for proper configuration.
Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part in this document for details.
STEP 3: Make a SATA3 Driver Diskette. (Please use USB floppy or floppy disk.)
Make a SATA3 driver diskette by following section 1.3.1 step 2 on page 4.
STEP 4: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system.
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post #17 of 30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by passey View Post

i've been looking at the RAID setup guide for my mobo and it goes on about a floppy drive do i need this or can i get away without 1 as i don't currently own one?

1.3.2 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA3
HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.
STEP 1: Set up UEFI.
A. Enter UEFI SETUP UTILITY → Advanced screen → Storage Configuration.
5
B. Set the “SATA Mode” option to [RAID].
STEP 2: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID configuration.
Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to check this RAID installation guide for proper configuration.
Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part in this document for details.
STEP 3: Make a SATA3 Driver Diskette. (Please use USB floppy or floppy disk.)
Make a SATA3 driver diskette by following section 1.3.1 step 2 on page 4.
STEP 4: Install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system.

All you need to do is put the RAID driver on a USB, no floppy needed.
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post #18 of 30
sooo dumb question, i currently have a 120g ssd and would like to raid 0 it. It is my only drive.

as far as i can tell i have to do a new windows install after correct?
    
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Originally Posted by rab1/2 View Post

sooo dumb question, i currently have a 120g ssd and would like to raid 0 it. It is my only drive.

as far as i can tell i have to do a new windows install after correct?
Yea, however you need a second drive as well.

Instead of reinstall you can also change your sata mode to RAID, make a system image and restore it to the RAID 0 array when you make it. No reinstall needed.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rab1/2 View Post

sooo dumb question, i currently have a 120g ssd and would like to raid 0 it. It is my only drive.
as far as i can tell i have to do a new windows install after correct?

you need atleast 2 drives for RAID 0
 
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