ex_reven
New Member
Ok, Ive done a search for RAID related articles on the forums and Ive read through them.
I'd like to RAID my hard drives very soon.
This is what I have:
1x Seagate 7200.10 Perpendicular - 320Gb
1x Seagate 7200.10 Perpendicular - 250Gb
Id like to set them up in a RAID 0 configuration.
Ive backed up my Music, downloads, main applications and photos.
Basically Im ready to go though the steps to RAID my drives and reinstall windows.
Now...I have some concerns
1) Do I format the drives? Or will formatting occur during the setting up of the RAID?
2) How to actually configure the RAID. So if I was to do this now, what are the steps I would have to follow to setup the RAID correctly? I know them vaguely, like having the RAID drivers ready on a CD/Floppy and booting and hitting F6. What else is there?
3) Striping size. Ive heard that a higher stripe size is good for moving/using large files. Ill definately be doing this (Photoshop) so can anyone suggest a stripe size?
4) Can anyone suggest any other concerns?
I'd like to RAID my hard drives very soon.
This is what I have:
1x Seagate 7200.10 Perpendicular - 320Gb
1x Seagate 7200.10 Perpendicular - 250Gb
Id like to set them up in a RAID 0 configuration.
Ive backed up my Music, downloads, main applications and photos.
Basically Im ready to go though the steps to RAID my drives and reinstall windows.
Now...I have some concerns
1) Do I format the drives? Or will formatting occur during the setting up of the RAID?
2) How to actually configure the RAID. So if I was to do this now, what are the steps I would have to follow to setup the RAID correctly? I know them vaguely, like having the RAID drivers ready on a CD/Floppy and booting and hitting F6. What else is there?
3) Striping size. Ive heard that a higher stripe size is good for moving/using large files. Ill definately be doing this (Photoshop) so can anyone suggest a stripe size?
4) Can anyone suggest any other concerns?