First RAID0 setup

londonbairn · 8 Sep 2008 at 23:38

Hi guys,

Tommorrow I receive 2x320gb RE3s from here for my main drive (thanks clocka for the influence).

Decided for RAID0 as I want speed and anything important is backed up anyway, so it is not vital for data recovery and what not. The bottleneck in my PC is definately the HD, I feel it lets me down sometimes when I have 8gb and a quad core processor at the disposal.

Going on a Asus Maximus so the ICHR9. What stripe size should I go for? This is for general usage (gaming, working etc).

Thanks.

londonbairn · 9 Sep 2008 at 14:39

Thank you, just installed it now.

It definately feels snappier now compared to the WD 500GB SE16 in before

londonbairn · 10 Sep 2008 at 00:45

Came back tonight and switched the PC on, the drive constantly clicks, tried on another PC and it's dead! Not even a day old yet

londonbairn · 10 Sep 2008 at 10:49

It does not detect in the BIOS anymore (the drive in question). Tried on other PCs and the same. I doubt RAID0 would have anything to do with it as it was less than 24 hours old and sitting in a very well ventilated case (Antec 1200).

londonbairn · 10 Sep 2008 at 17:29

Thanks OCUK, service is definitely good these days.

Ordered a replacement (paid for) and the faulty one is being sent back for a refund (RMA). Painless to sort out.

Thanks.

londonbairn · 12 Sep 2008 at 12:40

Nope, I store anything crucial on a WD320gb passport drive, work laptop and my server and/or secure online space I have with work.

I never have anything on my main drive in my main machine which is valuable.

All that I lost was the time to reinstall Windows