My setup:
KT7-Raid
Using (2) IBM 75GXP 30 giggers
**Copied from Paul's ABIT KT7 FAQ****
Enter the Highpoint BIOS menu (using Ctrl-H) and use "Create RAID" to create your RAID-0 array. Select the disks you wish to use, a Block Size of 16k for optimum performance in most situations and then choose "Start Creation Process".
-What circumstances would 16K not be optimal???---
Reboot the machine using a bootable floppy disk which also contains the FDISK and FORMAT utilities (you will probably need to copy these onto the floppy as Windows doesn't put them onto bootable floppies as a matter of course).
Type FDISK to start this utility. Using FDISK create the partition(s) you require - as a minimum you require one active Primary DOS Partition.
Reboot your machine to activate the new partition(s)
Type "FORMAT C: /Z:32" to format partition C: Repeat for any additional partitions you created. Note that the "/Z:32" parameter formats the disk with a block size of 32x512B=16k - matching the stripe size. This has been recommended as optimum. [For partitions greater than 32GB in size you must choose a larger block size, eg. /Z:64].
--So if I'm going to keep one large 60 gig partition what format parameter should I use?--
--Also,should I connect them on the same controller or seperate controllers?--
Thanks for any help.
KT7-Raid
Using (2) IBM 75GXP 30 giggers
**Copied from Paul's ABIT KT7 FAQ****
Enter the Highpoint BIOS menu (using Ctrl-H) and use "Create RAID" to create your RAID-0 array. Select the disks you wish to use, a Block Size of 16k for optimum performance in most situations and then choose "Start Creation Process".
-What circumstances would 16K not be optimal???---
Reboot the machine using a bootable floppy disk which also contains the FDISK and FORMAT utilities (you will probably need to copy these onto the floppy as Windows doesn't put them onto bootable floppies as a matter of course).
Type FDISK to start this utility. Using FDISK create the partition(s) you require - as a minimum you require one active Primary DOS Partition.
Reboot your machine to activate the new partition(s)
Type "FORMAT C: /Z:32" to format partition C: Repeat for any additional partitions you created. Note that the "/Z:32" parameter formats the disk with a block size of 32x512B=16k - matching the stripe size. This has been recommended as optimum. [For partitions greater than 32GB in size you must choose a larger block size, eg. /Z:64].
--So if I'm going to keep one large 60 gig partition what format parameter should I use?--
--Also,should I connect them on the same controller or seperate controllers?--
Thanks for any help.
