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Raid 1

Mon Nov 24, 2003 5:12 pm

I have a MSI K7t266 pro 2 ru MOBO
it has raid 0, 1, 1+0 capability

I now have 3 IBM 123 gig 7200rpm deskstar HardDrives
(won a couple extra in ebay frenzy)

How do I set up a raid array
probably 1
or can i force it to go Raid 5

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Mon Nov 24, 2003 6:37 pm

Raid 5 won't work, because you need 5 drives. raid 1 simply requires the correct configuration. you should look in your manual, as it will guide you through the array creation process.
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Mon Nov 24, 2003 6:46 pm

Actually for Raid5 you only need 3 drives but that motherboard will not support raid 5, it all depends on if you are going for speed or safety.
I would personally suggest Raid1 but I am paranoid nut when it comes to the possibility of losing data.
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Mon Nov 24, 2003 7:27 pm

mac_h8r1 wrote:
Raid 5 won't work, because you need 5 drives. raid 1 simply requires the correct configuration. you should look in your manual, as it will guide you through the array creation process.
Ugg. Don't post stuff if you have no clue. Spreading disinformation like that helps no one. RAID5 needs 3 drives, RAID1 copies data across 2 drives (or more, but you just get the space of a single drive regardless of the amount of disks. The reason you can't do RAID 5 is that your controller doesn't support it.

Go RAID1, and use the extra drive alone, or pick up a fourth and do 0+1.
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Mon Nov 24, 2003 8:02 pm

RandomNull wrote:
Actually for Raid5 you only need 3 drives but that motherboard will not support raid 5, it all depends on if you are going for speed or safety.
I would personally suggest Raid1 but I am paranoid nut when it comes to the possibility of losing data.

:oops: Oy, why did I think RAID 5 needed 5? RAID 5 is where the third drive holds checksums so it can rebuild the array, correct? Is it a max of 5 drives?

:wink: cool down a bit mattsteg...I thought I had a clue. You know I don't post incorrect information deliberately.
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Mon Nov 24, 2003 8:05 pm

Here you go, all your questions answered:
http://www.storagereview.com/guide2000/ ... index.html
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Mon Nov 24, 2003 8:22 pm

don't feel bad mike I would have had to reference tech-reports raid array article to even guess about raid 5 ;)
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