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    Question on raid using intel chipset

    I appreciate the concern, but yeah I already know all about that. This is just a little experimenting. I actually have a separate NAS in raid 5 built from an old pc that I use for the stuff I really cant afford to lose.
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    Question on raid using intel chipset

    Yeah, I tested single disk. It was 136mbps.
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    Question on raid using intel chipset

    I'm actually using windows 8 so I'm not sure if its the same as what they used in 7 or not. These are the drives. Three of them: Western Digital WD RE4 WD1003FBYX 1TB 7200 RPM 64M...
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    Question on raid using intel chipset

    Interesting numbers comparing the intel raid performance and windows raid performance. Not much of a difference at using either for Raid 0. But seeing as the intel raid really is just a software raid like the windows raid it shouldn't be surprising. Using crystal disk as benchmark: Intel...
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    Question on raid using intel chipset

    Well it was pretty easy. I hooked up all the drives and put the chipset into raid mode in the bios, installed the OS on the ssd and then simply went into the intel rapid storage utility and created the raid. Works like a charm. Now for some benchmarking. I'm going to do some benchmarking with...
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    Question on raid using intel chipset

    Alright, I'll give it a shot. Thanks for your alls help!
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    Question on raid using intel chipset

    OK, so should I set it to AHCI in the bios, load the OS on the ssd, image it, change to raid in the bios and then add the raid array...... Or set it to raid in the bios right off the bat, load the OS onto the SSD and image, and then do the raid array? Appreciate the replies!
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    Question on raid using intel chipset

    Hi all, I plan on doing an upgrade of my pc this weekend. Among the things I'm upgrading is a new MB, a Z77 extreme9 from Asrock. Also adding a transcend 240gb ssd as well as going to windows 8. I plan on using the ssd as the OS drive. I have a few 1tb hard drives laying around and figured...
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