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you have 4 10k 150g raptors. best possible setup?
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Assuming speed, 2 RAID0 arrays. Otherwise, use dependant. Oh, and Matrix won't make them any faster.you have 4 10k 150g raptors. best possible setup?
Assuming speed, 2 RAID0 arrays. Otherwise, use dependant. Oh, and Matrix won't make them any faster.
I've explained this many times here, so cliff notes: Obviously, the hard drive doesn't physically go any faster just because you made a small array. A partiition does the same thing(can't benchmark a partition though, which means you can't show your e-penis here). Any third party defragmenter will put the files at the outside of the platter with or without a small array or partition and is actually the best/fastest method of file placement. Matrix RAID is for implementing two different types of arrays with limited drives(2). Using it for file compression was never its intention and is certainly not the best method.I'm not sure about real-world, but benches show improved STR and seek times when you slice out the fastest part of the disks when using the Matrix.
What are you basing your statement on?
Getting off topic, but the difference is almost double the sustained transfer rate(STR) with doubling the drives and a small drop in access times. If your use demands high transfer rates, it'll be beneficial, for the average desktop user, it will give you nothing over a two drive setup but a lighter wallet.so tuskenraider,
what is the difference between a raid 0 with 4 drives, as opposed to 2 raid 0s? i am using an adaptec 4 port controller btw.
Well there really isn't one answer to the OP's question as it is pretty generic, but two RAID0's will give only a very small hit in access times and great transfer speeds between the arrays. RAID5's write speeds are pretty poor compared to RAID0. Each has it's place of course.why 2 raid0's?? what will be the benifit of having 2 raid0's over having just one? Also does saved data really need the boost in speed from a raid0 over the speed and redundancy of a raid5? I like the raid0/raid5 idea and that's what I'm doing right now....
You get the read speeds of a two disc RAID 0 array, you mean.You get the read speeds of a four disc RAID 0 and the redundancy of a RAID 1 setup. That is how I would go if I had four discs.
nah you only get 50% of the storage usage in a raid 10 solution.