What is RAID?

[localhost]

Hi all,

I've come across this term when browsing and look at mobo's model. Can I know what RAID refers to? I've 2 mobo in mind which I might consider buying. However, I have no idea which is more recommended. They are: ASUStek A7V333 (VIA KT333CE) ATA-100/USB2.0/6ch Audio & ASUStek A7V333-ER (VIA KT333CE) ATA-133RAID/USB2.0/6ch Audio. Which is better? The difference in price is about SIN $45 for the latter. Besides these 2 mobos, are the better recommendation? I intend to use it for sometime...

 

[Viper96720]

Read the FAQS FAQ
Those are the same boards one has a raid controller built in. If you don't plan on utilizing a raid array I would go with the A7V333.

 

[Budman]

This is ----> RAID

 

[John]

Raid0 seems to be the most popular in the enthusiast community, but there is a price to pay for the small performance gain. Data spans across both drives, so if one drive fails your array (data) is FUBAR unless you are able to mirror the contents to a functional drive. Unless you work with large files (video editing, photochop, etc) I would stick with a non-raid configuration.

 

[localhost]

Ah, okie, I get what you mean. Thanks John

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: Budman
This is ----> RAID

LMAO

localhost, I'm glad that John could help you out as I too appreciated the reading.

 

[shchong2]

If I'm not mistaken, you have to use either :
(1) ATA with Serial ATA -or-
(2) Serial ATA with Serial ATA
for a RAID-0 configuration.

Since there isn't any Serial ATA drive in the market,
I'm not too sure how a RAID-0 configuration can be implemented.

Anyway, I'm not a RAID expert. Pls correct me if I'm wrong.
Thanks.

 

[VTrider]

Originally posted by: John
Raid0 seems to be the most popular in the enthusiast community, but there is a price to pay for the small performance gain. Data spans across both drives, so if one drive fails your array (data) is FUBAR unless you are able to mirror the contents to a functional drive. Unless you work with large files (video editing, photochop, etc) I would stick with a non-raid configuration.

I always hear this argument, but even if you don't have a RAID 0 array, if one drive fails - you still loose all your data.

-VTrider

 

[cmdrdredd]

speaking of SATA why do mobo manufacturers have SATA on their boards let alone RAID SATA if no drives are available?

 

[shchong2]

I think there are SATA Drives already
but not in mass production for public market yet ....
let's stay tune