Raid explaination.

[cnjmorris]

I want it to have a raid 0 and raid 1 setup (is this possible? 0 for speed and 1 for stability correct?).
I will need it to run several apps at a time without the hiccups. Visual Studio, SQL Server, ETC.
I will also remote desktop through it to other PC's so I'd like a stable system that I can count on being up and not slow.

Can someone explain to me (or link) the true benefits of Serial ATA HD, and the real world benefits of a raid setup. I have read that there is no point in raid for speed, and I have read that it makes a huge difference. No clue which is reliable.

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

serial ata has no advantage at all, but you might as well get it cause the cables look nicer and allow more airflow,.

raid 0 will offer significant performance increases in situations with lots of streaming data to or from the hard drive continuously. not sure, but i think those apps (specifically slq server) would benefit.

looks like you need a raid 5 or a raid 0+1 solution raid. i can't give good advise on what the actual best configuration is, so good luck.

 

[Fern]

Here's a RAID guide. Don't know if it will answer all your questions. But here's a LINK

 

[cnjmorris]

Thanks, I'll read up on it.

 

[D1gger]

Remember, Raid 1 does not replace a good backup strategy. It does protect you from a single drive failing, but if you have a finger check and overwrite a file or delete a file from the primary drive, exactly the same action happens on the second drive in the Raid 1 array.