Raid 0

[Tuffrabbit]

Can a raid 0 array be configured with an "odd" number of hard drives such as three or must it always be with an "even" number like two,four ect. ?

Thanks

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Yes, RAID 0 can be implemented with more than 2 drives, and it does not have to be an even number of drives...

 

[Bobthelost]

Originally posted by: Fullmetal Chocobo
Yes, RAID 0 can be implemented with more than 2 drives, and it does not have to be an even number of drives...

:thumbsup:

...but i'd be thinking about RAID 5 myself... [/shamelessplug]

 

[erwos]

Running RAID 0 is asking for trouble. Use RAID 5 if you've got more than 2 drives. You lose space, but gain quite a lot of reliability.

 

[Tuffrabbit]

Ok, the reliabilty issue was of some concern. Raid 5 is more reliable but I was hoping for more speed, this motherboard also offers Raid 0+1 which means having to use at least four hard drives but should provide both speed and safety... (Present case only holds three hard drives, time to go shopping again)

Thanks for the comments....

 

[Saku]

I have 2 drives in Raid 0 and 1 drive as a backup for my important stufff. It seems to work out pretty well. I do still backup my Raid drives with DVDs every once in while.