How to tell if I can set up raid on my machine

[ProfJohn]

I just bought a Gateway GT5056 with an PATA drive. However, it has two SATA ports on the motherboard. So I am wondering whether I could set up a raid configuration on it or not. Does anyone have any idea on what I should look for on either motherboard or in software, bios etc etc

 

[w00t]

even if the motherboard didn't support raid which it might you could always get a pci sata card that supports raid

btw I hope you weren't thinking of Raid 0

 

[ProfJohn]

Why not Raid 0?

From what I read Raid 0 doesn't not produce that much of an increase in data speeds, unless you are reading very large files (at least as far as games go)

I don't see a situation right now where raid would be a good deal for me, but mabye in the future. I do a LOT of digital photography so setting up an automatic backup might be a good idea. And I understand that when you use raid 1 your read speeds can increase due to being able to read from multiple sources.

 

[John]

RTFM?

http://support.gateway.com/support/driv...board%20Driver%20Package&uid=131580624

Note: This file contains the motherboard driver package for the computer models listed below. The files included in this package are:

* Ethernet NRM driver version 50.09 (WHQL)
* Network management tools version 50.09
* SMBus driver version 4.50 (WHQL)
* Installer version 4.90
* Win2K IDE SATARAID driver version 6.22 (WHQL)
* Win2K IDE SATA_IDE driver version 6.22 (WHQL)
* Win2K RAIDTOOL application version 6.22
* WinXP IDE SATARAID driver version 6.22 (WHQL)
* WinXP IDE SATA_IDE driver version 6.22 (WHQL)
* WinXP RAIDTOOL application version 6.22

Gateway GT5056 Media Center Computer [Part #1008835]
Gateway GT4016 Media Center Computer [Part #1008842]
Gateway GT5058 Media Center Computer [Part #1008847]
Gateway GM5072 Media Center Computer [Part #1008848]
Gateway GM4019E Media Center Computer [Part #1008907]
Gateway GT4022 Desktop Computer [Part #1009051]
Gateway GT5082 Media Center Computer [Part #1009053]
Gateway GM5084 Media Center Computer [Part #1009054]
Gateway GM5088 Media Center Computer [Part #1009056]
Gateway GT5082H Media Center Computer [Part #1009080]
[Part #1009084]
Gateway GM5089E Media Center Computer [Part #1009109]
Gateway GT5098E Media Center Computer [Part #1009115]
Gateway GM5094E Media Center Computer [Part #1009139]
Foxconn C51GU01 Motherboard [Part #105552]
FIC KTBC51G Motherboard [Part #105553]

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

Yeah, don't you just have to have the card and you will be set.

 

[John]

Originally posted by: ChAoTiCpInOy
Yeah, don't you just have to have the card and you will be set.

WtF ArE YoU TrYiNg To SaY pInOy!!!!11?

 

[ProfJohn]

Originally posted by: John
RTFM?

http://support.gateway.com/support/driv...board%20Driver%20Package&uid=131580624

Note: This file contains the motherboard driver package for the computer models listed below. The files included in this package are:

* Ethernet NRM driver version 50.09 (WHQL)
* Network management tools version 50.09
* SMBus driver version 4.50 (WHQL)
* Installer version 4.90
* Win2K IDE SATARAID driver version 6.22 (WHQL)
* Win2K IDE SATA_IDE driver version 6.22 (WHQL)
* Win2K RAIDTOOL application version 6.22
* WinXP IDE SATARAID driver version 6.22 (WHQL)
* WinXP IDE SATA_IDE driver version 6.22 (WHQL)
* WinXP RAIDTOOL application version 6.22

Gateway GT5056 Media Center Computer [Part #1008835]
Gateway GT4016 Media Center Computer [Part #1008842]
Gateway GT5058 Media Center Computer [Part #1008847]
Gateway GM5072 Media Center Computer [Part #1008848]
Gateway GM4019E Media Center Computer [Part #1008907]
Gateway GT4022 Desktop Computer [Part #1009051]
Gateway GT5082 Media Center Computer [Part #1009053]
Gateway GM5084 Media Center Computer [Part #1009054]
Gateway GM5088 Media Center Computer [Part #1009056]
Gateway GT5082H Media Center Computer [Part #1009080]
[Part #1009084]
Gateway GM5089E Media Center Computer [Part #1009109]
Gateway GT5098E Media Center Computer [Part #1009115]
Gateway GM5094E Media Center Computer [Part #1009139]
Foxconn C51GU01 Motherboard [Part #105552]
FIC KTBC51G Motherboard [Part #105553]

In English that is a yes?