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RAID1 vs Non RAID??

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hey all, i'm thinking of building a RAID1 setup but i've heard RAID 1 delivers a bit of a performance setback. Does anyone know if its that noticable? If i dont do a RAID 1 setup than i'll just back my data up on a server (but thought it would be nice and easy to eliminate that process all together).
 
1. hardware raid 1 shouldn't hurt your performance and could even improve read performance with a high-end controller
2. raid is NOT backup. if you accidentally delete or corrupt a file, raid isn't going to help you. if your computer is stolen, raid will not help you. if your house burns down, raid will not help you
 
good points there. I hadnt really thought of corrupt data. Sounds like even if i did do a RAID1 setup i'd still want to back up important data to the server.

Is the nForce4 RAID controller considered high-end enough?
 
highend enough to work? sure, raid1 is pretty foolproof (why i prefer it over raid 5 for instance)

highend enough to implement striped reading? probably not. but even if it did, you would be unlikely to notice any major performance increase except in exceptional circumstances
 
so, i've got two Seagate SATA 160GB drives that i dont ever come close to filling. Is it worth setting up the RAID1 or do you think I'd be better off without it? I currently use this machine for gaming and graphic/video editing.
 
if you can spare the capacity, i see no disadvantage to setting up raid1. i certainly don't know how you'ld be better off without it

on the other hand, it certainly can be handy, so i would say go for it
 
It does offer the one obvious advantage of protection in the event of hardware failure. Since you don't fill up one of the 160 GB drives the way it is, you might as well mirror them and have the security blanket.
 
as long as you have drivers for the raid card for the OS you are trying to partition/image from

it should look just like a normal disk

and the beauty of raid1 is that if the controller messes up you can just pull one of the disks and attach it to a regular controller with no fuss
 
If you want to back up your data, you might be better off buying an external Hard Drive enclosure, putting in one of your HDD's, and copying all of your files onto it every weekend or something.

This way, you can store it away from your PC, and if accidentally delete a file, or if your pc gets stolen, you still have a backup.

Just a Thought
RoD
 
a bit of a problem here:

I've setup the RAID Array on two unformatted SATA drives. When i start the windows install process and get to the 'select a drive to install' screen it shows two drives which start with drive letter F. That doesnt seem like it would be correct.

And when i choose the first drive and create a 40GB partition it only does it on that drive. Isnt a RAID1 array supposed to mirror on both drives?

and help would be great.
 
where did you setup the RAID 1 array? You shouldn't have to "install" the drive in windows. You should just have a new disk to reformat.
Tas.
 
It's F6 (It says Press F6 to install a 3rrd part driver or something similar during the load process)
Press F6 prior to loading up setup files. You'd be asked to insert RAID driver disk during the windows install.
 
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