Raid-0 & Partitions, or Separate Drives
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I've just ordered 2 wd raptors that I had planned to raid-0 (in hardware) together. But, I also like to have my data on a separate partition to my os. For optimum speed, should I raid the 2 drives together and then partition that into 2 partitions, or should I just install the 2 drives as separate drives? Thanks
ChrisB ChrisDoesDev[^]
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I've just ordered 2 wd raptors that I had planned to raid-0 (in hardware) together. But, I also like to have my data on a separate partition to my os. For optimum speed, should I raid the 2 drives together and then partition that into 2 partitions, or should I just install the 2 drives as separate drives? Thanks
ChrisB ChrisDoesDev[^]
If you are after the speed, I would go with the 2 disks and 1 partition. The Reason: It is difficult to reinstall the OS on a RAID System (AFAIR installing a Driver is only possible during Windows Setup), so even if you have 2 partitions, you almost always have to start from scratch. If speed is important for data access only, I would use a third disk and install the OS there (non-raid), then keep the data on the 2 raptors in a raid-0. If you dont have a third disk, go with the 2 seperate disks. Use one for the OS and software, the second for data.
Cheers, Sebastian -- Contra vim mortem non est medicamen in hortem.
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If you are after the speed, I would go with the 2 disks and 1 partition. The Reason: It is difficult to reinstall the OS on a RAID System (AFAIR installing a Driver is only possible during Windows Setup), so even if you have 2 partitions, you almost always have to start from scratch. If speed is important for data access only, I would use a third disk and install the OS there (non-raid), then keep the data on the 2 raptors in a raid-0. If you dont have a third disk, go with the 2 seperate disks. Use one for the OS and software, the second for data.
Cheers, Sebastian -- Contra vim mortem non est medicamen in hortem.
Thanks for that. I think that what I may do (as I only have space for 2 drives), is make it one raid-0 partition, and subst the data folder onto a different drive letter. I like to keep the same data drive letter on all my computers, so that when transferring between them, any absolute paths remain the same. Cheers, Chris.
ChrisB ChrisDoesDev[^]