about to set up RAID...few questions....

ghost28 · Mar 14, 2009, 10:02 PM

so i built my rig this past week and i didnt set up raid when installing the OS because i wanted to get the system up and running well first on one HDD....since its running great now i am ready to RAID

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i have four WD6400AAKS drives and i was thinking of RAID 10 so that i have about 1.2TB of storage and little chance of losing all data if there was a drive failure...i was thinking today that maybe if its possible i would just keave the OS on the 640 HDD that its currently on and then set up a RAID5 with the other 3 drives just to store all of my Music, Photos, Videos, ETC on so that they are safe and if the OS drive dies who cares just get a new one and re install windows which is not a huge deal at least my important stuff will be safe....Can this be done? any disadvantages that i am overlooking??? ASUS M4N79 Deluxe MOBO.....

OPINIONS/ASSISTANCE PLEASE?

Static~Charge · Mar 21, 2009, 11:05 PM

RAID 10 will give you better throughput than RAID 5, but if your top concern is storage capacity, then it doesn't really matter. You might want to make a BartPE boot disc or USB key in case your main drive dies and you need to access the RAID in an emergency.

Mar 14, 2009, 10:02 PM	#1
ghost28 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Copiague, LI NY Posts: 122 (0.08/day) Thanks: 25 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	about to set up RAID...few questions.... so i built my rig this past week and i didnt set up raid when installing the OS because i wanted to get the system up and running well first on one HDD....since its running great now i am ready to RAID....... i have four WD6400AAKS drives and i was thinking of RAID 10 so that i have about 1.2TB of storage and little chance of losing all data if there was a drive failure...i was thinking today that maybe if its possible i would just keave the OS on the 640 HDD that its currently on and then set up a RAID5 with the other 3 drives just to store all of my Music, Photos, Videos, ETC on so that they are safe and if the OS drive dies who cares just get a new one and re install windows which is not a huge deal at least my important stuff will be safe....Can this be done? any disadvantages that i am overlooking??? ASUS M4N79 Deluxe MOBO..... OPINIONS/ASSISTANCE PLEASE?

System Name:	REDRUM
Processor:	AMD Phenom2 x4 940 Black
Motherboard:	ASUS M4A79 Deluxe
Cooling:	Cooler Master V8 and NZXT Sentry Fan controller
Memory:	8gb OCZ Gold DDR2 1066
Video Card:	2-HIS 4870 Radeon 512mb running Crossfire
Hard Disk:	4-WD Caviar Blue 640s running Raid 10
Optical Drive:	Samsung Lightscribe 22x DVD Multi drive
CRT/LCD Model:	ASUS 24"
Case:	Cooler Master HAF 932
Sound Card:	On Board for now
PSU:	PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 (crossfire Edition)
Software:	Windows XP Pro 64 Bit
Benchmarks:	None yet....hope to do this within a few weeks after i get my surgery and have to stay home doing no

Processor:	Intel Core i5-2400
Motherboard:	MSI P67A-C45 (B3)
Cooling:	Zalman CNPS9500 AT with ZM-CS5A adapter
Memory:	G.SKILL Ripjaws X 8GB, DDR3-1333, dual-channel kit
Video Card:	HIS Radeon HD 6790 with 1GB GDDR5
Hard Disk:	Patriot Pyro SE 120 SSD + WD Caviar Blue 500 HDD
Optical Drive:	LG GH22NS30 DVD+/-RW, SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer G245HQ 23.6" LCD
Case:	Antec Three Hundred
Sound Card:	Realtek ALC892
PSU:	Antec HCG-750 High Current 750W
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium x64

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Mar 21, 2009, 11:05 PM	#2
Static~Charge Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 419 (0.25/day) Thanks: 65 Thanked 76 Times in 59 Posts System Specs	RAID 10 will give you better throughput than RAID 5, but if your top concern is storage capacity, then it doesn't really matter. You might want to make a BartPE boot disc or USB key in case your main drive dies and you need to access the RAID in an emergency.

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