if i got another 120gige hdd can i run raid 0?

fps justin · May 9th, 2006

i'm just wondering if i bought nother 120gig harddrive if i could run raid 0. I already have a 120gige seagate HDD. What type up improvement would i get?

**simple_inhibition** · May 10th, 2006

im pretty sure you can. is it a sata drive or an ide drive? but you wont get much if anything in terms of performance gains. heres some info for you to read.
READ ONE
READ TWO
READ THREE

hope those articles help explain a few things :)

Jokerswild · May 10th, 2006

I read a artical in MaximumPC mag where they tested raid setups and the performance was actually less with raid. This was quite some time ago so I don't know if anything has changed since.

Lead Head · May 10th, 2006

there are different kind of raids you no, Raid 0 usually shows some nice bandwith increase, but puts your data at a high risk

**gvblake22** · May 10th, 2006

Yes, there are positives and negatives to every RAID setup. I've read more that concluded RAID 0 to be not worth while than I have recommending RAID 0; at least in a single user environment. You will see some performance improvements, but usually it is very minimal. And if there are larger performance benefits to RAID 0, it seems the situations where they perform better than a single drive are not very often. To be honest, unless you do a lot of large sustained file transfers, you won't see a huge real-world benefit.

But in answer to your original question, YES, you can get another identical 120GB drive and set up a RAID 0 configuration with them. You might have to format the drive though, meaning you will loose all your data. As Lead Head mentioned, there is no fault tolerance in a RAID 0 setup so you essentially double the chance that you will loose your data (because if one drive fails, you loose everything).

Lead Head · May 10th, 2006

are you could get 2 more drives (is it two or three?) and put them in raid5

Jokerswild · May 10th, 2006

Raid 5 was the one I liked the most.

**Capper** · May 10th, 2006

RAID 3,5, and 10 are far more optimal than RAID0......however, I think investing on a SATA 2.5 drive is a better choice.

Jokerswild · May 10th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capper

RAID 3,5, and 10 are far more optimal than RAID0......however, I think investing on a SATA 2.5 drive is a better choice.

I think your right.

By the way I want the computer you have listed in your specs.

Tyreal · May 10th, 2006

Hey Joker! :) Don't we all!

May 9th, 2006	#1
fps justin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,199	if i got another 120gige hdd can i run raid 0? i'm just wondering if i bought nother 120gig harddrive if i could run raid 0. I already have a 120gige seagate HDD. What type up improvement would i get? E2140 @ 375 x 8 = 3.0ghz 2x1 ocz system 1337s pc2-6400 5-5-5-15 @ 450mhz gigabyte P35 S3L eVGA 7600GT Stock 120 gig seagate ULTRA X-Finity 600w Sonata 2 w/ top fan G5 Lazer Mouse

May 10th, 2006	#2
simple_inhibition socket 939 junkie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In front of my pc in Ft Bragg XD Posts: 1,436 Blog Entries: 1	im pretty sure you can. is it a sata drive or an ide drive? but you wont get much if anything in terms of performance gains. heres some info for you to read. READ ONE READ TWO READ THREE hope those articles help explain a few things :) Q6600 @ 3.6ghz (400x9 @ 1.408v) Gigabyte X38-DQ6 2x2GB G-Skill DDR2 1000 @ DDR2 1066 5-5-5-15 2T 2.1v Visiontek HD4870 Seagate 7200.11 500GB 32MB Cache HDD Razer Barracuda AC1 Silverstone DA750 Samsung Dual Layer DVD Burner Lian Li G70WB Thermochill PA120.3\|Swiftech Storm Rev.2\|Swiftech MCP 655

May 10th, 2006	#8
Capper I'm Evil Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,665 Blog Entries: 6	RAID 3,5, and 10 are far more optimal than RAID0......however, I think investing on a SATA 2.5 drive is a better choice. INTEL QX9650 ASUS P5E3 Premium 4GB DDR3-1600 Sapphire HD 3870X2 Danger Den Tower-26 (Custom W/C) 5 x Seagate 250GB HDD in RAID5 BFG ES 800W PSU

May 10th, 2006	#10
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,557	Hey Joker! :) Don't we all! I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
raid help	Pat82	Peripherals	10	July 15th, 2008 07:41
To RAID or not to RAID	jgalt92	General Computing	4	March 29th, 2008 10:13
Raid set-up	Badluck Inc	General Computing	6	February 15th, 2008 01:22
4 HD in Raid?	Nikolai	Peripherals	4	August 18th, 2007 20:35
RAID	Jokerswild	HL Lounge	3	July 1st, 2007 20:19

May 10th, 2006	#3
Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,057	I read a artical in MaximumPC mag where they tested raid setups and the performance was actually less with raid. This was quite some time ago so I don't know if anything has changed since.

May 10th, 2006	#4
Lead Head Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rhode Island USA Posts: 1,716	there are different kind of raids you no, Raid 0 usually shows some nice bandwith increase, but puts your data at a high risk

May 10th, 2006	#5
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,356 Blog Entries: 1	Yes, there are positives and negatives to every RAID setup. I've read more that concluded RAID 0 to be not worth while than I have recommending RAID 0; at least in a single user environment. You will see some performance improvements, but usually it is very minimal. And if there are larger performance benefits to RAID 0, it seems the situations where they perform better than a single drive are not very often. To be honest, unless you do a lot of large sustained file transfers, you won't see a huge real-world benefit. But in answer to your original question, YES, you can get another identical 120GB drive and set up a RAID 0 configuration with them. You might have to format the drive though, meaning you will loose all your data. As Lead Head mentioned, there is no fault tolerance in a RAID 0 setup so you essentially double the chance that you will loose your data (because if one drive fails, you loose everything).