2 Raid 0 setups in one comp?

KiNETiK

KiNETiK

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Is it possible to have 2 HDDS setup in a Raid 0 configuration and another 2 setup in Raid 0 configuration in the same machine?
I just got 2 150gb raptors which i am now using as my primary drives in a Raid 0 configuration but thought that it would be good to put my old samsungs back in to make a second 400gb raid 0 drive for movies, mps etc to go on.
Is this possible?
 
I'm pretty sure this is possible - however not plugged into the same board, you would need to run one RAID array from the motherboard and then the other RAID array from a seperate controller, such as a PCI-E RAID card.
 
Yes, Video work would run really well with 2 Raid0 set ups, so the source is on 1 set of HDD and the finished movie is on the 2nd set of Raid HDD's.

Major speed there, because the raw movie is been read from 1 set of HDD's and work carried out by CPU/RAM and Encoding Software then put onto the 2nd set of HDD's.
 
i'm 90% sure you can do this but it deppends what motherboard you have.

I just bought the asus formula maximus SE and when i was setting my raid 0 up it gave me the option to set 2 raid 0 up.
I didn't do it because my old 74gb raptor died, so i just set it up with 2 150gb raptors, and the second 74gb as a standalone.
 
The only boards I've come across which only allow a single array are those with only a pair of SATA ports, all the modern 4/6/8 port boards will let you run multiple arrays simultaneously.
 
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