RAID question?

Ice8168 · 07-19-2007, 11:22 PM

Ok well the other RAID question got me to thinking. For my next build, which will occur shortly, I will be using two 250gb Seagate 7200.10's. I would like to set these two drives up in a RAID 0 config, however, I also have an extra WD 250gb lying around so I figured that I would throw that in there to copy and store information in case of a loss of failure in the RAID'ed drives.

My question is, is this possible?

I have never fooled with any type of RAID setup so am clueless how to set it up. Are the drives RAIDed in BIOS before windows install. Cause in RAID 0 the install would be on both drives correct? Also once windows is installed do both drives just show in windos as one drive?

fade2black2004 · 07-19-2007, 11:37 PM

RAID 5 is good for you
its basically RAID 0 + 1

Ice8168 · 07-20-2007, 02:26 AM

Well great. Thanks. Now can you expaline to me how that works and how I would go about setting that up on my new machine.

Gabb · 07-20-2007, 02:39 AM

will I need a floppy drive to raid 0 2 seagates 7200.10s?

AP4LIFETN · 07-20-2007, 02:42 AM

i needed a floppy drive to install them before os installation

Ice8168 · 07-20-2007, 03:09 AM

OK WTH your guys talking about. Will I hve to put RAID drivers on a floppy to configure the system. Someone please splain it to me...

OnlyCurious · 07-20-2007, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ice8168

OK WTH your guys talking about. Will I hve to put RAID drivers on a floppy to configure the system. Someone please splain it to me...

ROFL!!! dude you sound so demanding... HAHAHAHA

Ice8168 · 07-20-2007, 03:46 AM

Dont mean to be demanding. Funny that you took it like that. O well all in good fun. OK back to the subject at hand anyone...

Ice8168 · 07-20-2007, 03:52 AM

Ok I wiki'd RAID 5 and now im really lost. I guess what I was trying to state woth my first quest was could I RAID 0 the two Seagate drives for faaster perfomance and them install the WD drive and used as a seperate secondary storage. I want the WD available just to move information on to, and not really set up into any type of automatic information storage (RAID 5). Am I making any sense here?
To OnlyCurious- No demand intended here

vernong1992 · 07-20-2007, 04:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ice8168

Ok I wiki'd RAID 5 and now im really lost. I guess what I was trying to state woth my first quest was could I RAID 0 the two Seagate drives for faaster perfomance and them install the WD drive and used as a seperate secondary storage. I want the WD available just to move information on to, and not really set up into any type of automatic information storage (RAID 5). Am I making any sense here?
To OnlyCurious- No demand intended here

raid5 requires a floppy drive if ur using 2k or XP, Vista lets u use a different source like CD/DVD, thumb drive and floppy

raid5: data security w/ performance

07-19-2007, 11:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ice8168 Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 46	RAID question? Ok well the other RAID question got me to thinking. For my next build, which will occur shortly, I will be using two 250gb Seagate 7200.10's. I would like to set these two drives up in a RAID 0 config, however, I also have an extra WD 250gb lying around so I figured that I would throw that in there to copy and store information in case of a loss of failure in the RAID'ed drives. My question is, is this possible? I have never fooled with any type of RAID setup so am clueless how to set it up. Are the drives RAIDed in BIOS before windows install. Cause in RAID 0 the install would be on both drives correct? Also once windows is installed do both drives just show in windos as one drive? __________________ CPU: Q6600 @ 3.5/Thermalright 120 Extreme MOBO: Gigabyte P35-DS3R RAM: 2G Corsair 800 DDR2 XMS2 GPU: EVGA 7950 GT KO PSU: Corsair HX520 Case: Lian Li PC-A05B modded

07-19-2007, 11:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
fade2black2004 Master Techie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,556	Re: RAID question? RAID 5 is good for you its basically RAID 0 + 1 __________________ In Flames We Trust WAR AMIR

07-20-2007, 02:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ice8168 Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 46	Re: RAID question? Well great. Thanks. Now can you expaline to me how that works and how I would go about setting that up on my new machine. __________________ CPU: Q6600 @ 3.5/Thermalright 120 Extreme MOBO: Gigabyte P35-DS3R RAM: 2G Corsair 800 DDR2 XMS2 GPU: EVGA 7950 GT KO PSU: Corsair HX520 Case: Lian Li PC-A05B modded

07-20-2007, 02:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
Gabb Monster Techie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,158	Re: RAID question? will I need a floppy drive to raid 0 2 seagates 7200.10s?

07-20-2007, 02:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
AP4LIFETN Super Techie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 452	Re: RAID question? i needed a floppy drive to install them before os installation

07-20-2007, 03:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ice8168 Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 46	Re: RAID question? OK WTH your guys talking about. Will I hve to put RAID drivers on a floppy to configure the system. Someone please splain it to me... __________________ CPU: Q6600 @ 3.5/Thermalright 120 Extreme MOBO: Gigabyte P35-DS3R RAM: 2G Corsair 800 DDR2 XMS2 GPU: EVGA 7950 GT KO PSU: Corsair HX520 Case: Lian Li PC-A05B modded

07-20-2007, 03:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
Ice8168 Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 46	Re: RAID question? Dont mean to be demanding. Funny that you took it like that. O well all in good fun. OK back to the subject at hand anyone... __________________ CPU: Q6600 @ 3.5/Thermalright 120 Extreme MOBO: Gigabyte P35-DS3R RAM: 2G Corsair 800 DDR2 XMS2 GPU: EVGA 7950 GT KO PSU: Corsair HX520 Case: Lian Li PC-A05B modded

07-20-2007, 03:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
Ice8168 Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 46	Re: RAID question? Ok I wiki'd RAID 5 and now im really lost. I guess what I was trying to state woth my first quest was could I RAID 0 the two Seagate drives for faaster perfomance and them install the WD drive and used as a seperate secondary storage. I want the WD available just to move information on to, and not really set up into any type of automatic information storage (RAID 5). Am I making any sense here? To OnlyCurious- No demand intended here __________________ CPU: Q6600 @ 3.5/Thermalright 120 Extreme MOBO: Gigabyte P35-DS3R RAM: 2G Corsair 800 DDR2 XMS2 GPU: EVGA 7950 GT KO PSU: Corsair HX520 Case: Lian Li PC-A05B modded

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