Converting from RAID 0 to RAID 10

sniffsunder · 12 Dec 2010 at 13:52

My current system is setup in a RAID 0 array using two 150GB Velociraptor drives I have a spare drive and have considered getting another and converting to RAID10.

I've read that I can clone my existing data and OS onto a spare drive, setup the RAID 10 and then transfer everything back onto the new array, I'll be using Acronis.

Will I notice any difference in perfomance i.e. Windows load time, games loading etc.

Is this the best way forward or are there other recommendations bearing in mind I want good performance and redundancy.

Thanks
Sniffs

celliott · 12 Dec 2010 at 14:24

RAID10 will give you faster read speed but slightly slower write than your RAID0 setup

Stonedofmoo · 12 Dec 2010 at 14:42

There should be no difference in performance in RAID 0 or RAID10 provided your RAID controller is up to it..

ecksmen · 12 Dec 2010 at 21:00

RAID 10 with 3 drives?

Disco Boy · 12 Dec 2010 at 21:05

ecksmen said:
RAID 10 with 3 drives?

No he means take an image from his two RAID 0 drives onto one large drive, then from the large drive onto a 4 drive RAID10 array.

Personally I wouldn't use an image I'd just do a re-install from scratch.

rpstewart · 12 Dec 2010 at 22:49

There's no need to image or reinstall, the OP's board uses the ICH9R chipset which should support a direct migration from RAID0 to RAID10.

Mind you, I'd still make sure I had a decent backup before I started...

sniffsunder · 15 Dec 2010 at 19:32

Do you know what, I've actually got myself 4 VRaptors now so I might just go for all 4 on a RAID 0 and enjoy 4X speed and do backups on an external HDD

Stonedofmoo · 16 Dec 2010 at 09:19

You won't really gain any speed tbh other than on large file transfers, bit of a waste of time for day to day stuff.