Fella's can this be done?

[Dave65]

I am curious if you could use a Maxtor 80 gig and a WD 80 gig together in a raid array?
Can it be done and if so is it a good idea,bad idea,just trying to save a buck or two:D
Thanks

[Southern]

Sure you can..the make of the drive has no effect.The only reason you wouldnt want to mix drives if they were different size or different speeds.You can still create a raid array with mixed drives but you will loose the benefit of the faster drive.Also creating an array with different size drives will cause this effect. (Ex)-A 30 gig and a 40 gig will yield a 60 (appx) gig drive with raid 0.You would loose 10 gig.

[BuccKevin]

Raid 1 "Mirror"

you dont get 160 gigs, you get the amount of the smallest drive(80 gigs)....raid 1 uses 2 drives as 1 drive...reading and writing to both at the same time so it's basicly making a backup file on another hd in case 1 fails...it really depends on what type of raid set up you'll be using..

[Dave65]

Ok great,thanks for the quick response:)

[BuccKevin]

it's really not worth it unless it's an import business computer or just an important computer.. just use 160 gigs..

[Dave65]

So if I use 2 80 gig drives it will only show 80 gig?
Is this what you are saying?

[BuccKevin]

with raid 1 set up, yes ;)

[Dave65]

Ok got it thanks;)

[WyrmMaster]

But with raid 0 you get the 160 gb, and its faster too. It writes half the data to each drive. A raid 0+1 is just the two combined, with 4 drives.

[oo_7]

U do get a nice increase in HD speed if you are going to use a RAID 0 setup. I did PCMark2002 with HDs set up normaly and got 712 points, then after setting up a RAID 0 i used PCMark2002 again and got 1056 points. There are afew guys getting between 1200 and 1400 with the RAID 0 setup.

[OC-Master]

My sister is currently running a 40GB 7200rpm Maxtor and a 40GB 7200rpm Quantum Fireball hard drives in RAID0.

Not even a single hickup BUT! the whole Maxtor/Quantum thing was a mistake. We went to the store thinking we were getting a Maxtor (Says on box), and when we got home, it wasnt a Maxtor but rather a Quantum hard drive.

It kinda sux but I heard the Quantum fireballs KA are as easily as fast as the older Maxtor 7200rpm drives? no?


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