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Anyone know of a good guide on setting up RAID?

Well I guess I assumed that you'd be using a newer motherboard that had RAID integrated into the chipset... So I guess you're using an add-in RAID controller?
 
Originally posted by: m1ldslide1
Well I guess I assumed that you'd be using a newer motherboard that had RAID integrated into the chipset... So I guess you're using an add-in RAID controller?
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I'm still looking into what I will need.
 
Originally posted by: biggiesmallz
Anyone know of a good guide on setting up RAID?

Particularly RAID 4 or 5 but others also.

Thanks in advance
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What are you wanting to do with this array? That will determine what RAID level is best for you. There is no "perfect" RAID setup for everyone - they are all tradeoffs to optimize the array for a particular usage. Knowing what your intended use will be is critical to selecting an array type.

For example, I use a RAID 3 array for my media server. A lot of people use RAID 5 because it is more common, but it is not really the best for that application. RAID 3 is basically striping with a parity drive, so it excels at reading large files, but there is a performance hit when writing or accessing smaller files. So for me, it is the perfect fit, but for say a network file server or database server, it would probably be an abysmal choice.

 
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