raid 1

davidje14 · 12-08-2006, 10:33 PM

Hi,

I am building a new computer system and would like to protect my photo collection by using a raid 1 setup. I also will be using it for games. Would the HDD's run much slower on a raid 1 setup then a single HDD?

My old system used a single Maxtor 160GB 7200/8MB/ATA-133 EIDE HDD. The new system will use 2 Western Digital 250GB 7200/16MB/SATA-300 HDD's in a raid 1 array. Will this run slower or faster than the old system? So, I would like the security of raid 1 but am concerned that it would slow down my gaming. Raid 0+1 would give me both, but that would require 4 HDD's, and I won't go there.

turtile · 12-08-2006, 11:27 PM

Go with an external hard drive instead. Its much more reliable than using RAID 1.

PSU fails (does not work properly) kills both drives at once - Electrical storm can kill the PC - RAID controller card can go...

The speed should be the same as 1 drive if you use RAID 1.

davidje14 · 12-09-2006, 02:01 AM

Good point, thanks

12-08-2006, 10:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
davidje14 Newb Techie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 14	raid 1 Hi, I am building a new computer system and would like to protect my photo collection by using a raid 1 setup. I also will be using it for games. Would the HDD's run much slower on a raid 1 setup then a single HDD? My old system used a single Maxtor 160GB 7200/8MB/ATA-133 EIDE HDD. The new system will use 2 Western Digital 250GB 7200/16MB/SATA-300 HDD's in a raid 1 array. Will this run slower or faster than the old system? So, I would like the security of raid 1 but am concerned that it would slow down my gaming. Raid 0+1 would give me both, but that would require 4 HDD's, and I won't go there.

12-08-2006, 11:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
turtile Wizard Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Delaware Posts: 3,449	Go with an external hard drive instead. Its much more reliable than using RAID 1. PSU fails (does not work properly) kills both drives at once - Electrical storm can kill the PC - RAID controller card can go... The speed should be the same as 1 drive if you use RAID 1. __________________ Intel Prescott 3.0 Socket 478 40x2 RAID 0 Maxtor + 40GB & 120GB 160GB Seagate in Vantec NexStar 3 Enclosure ASUS P4P800-E Deluxe LG DVD-ROM NEC DVD-RW DL 1GB Corsair PC3200 GeForce 5700 256MB DDR

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12-09-2006, 02:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
davidje14 Newb Techie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 14	Good point, thanks