Newbie setting up RAID-0, need tips etc :)

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Hi, im new to all the RAID side of hard drives :p , now i know most of the ins and outs of setting up a RAID array but id like to clear a few things up,

1. When connecting the cables to the mobo and HDD's am i using both IDE channels, eg Primary master and Secondary master?

2. Can i connect a DVD-Rom drive to one of the IDE cables as a slave?

3. Is there anything else i should know thats important?

System specs:-

Abit VT7 mobo
2x IDE fujitsu HDD's

If you need anymore info please ask

Many thanks for your help! :D
 
Yes thats the motherboard, i can setup a SATA RAID-0 or 1 but im a little skint to get SATA HDD's, i might try a windows raid setup on one IDE cable and see how that goes, im getting a rather pap 25mb/s transfer rate with one HDD so anything over 35mb/s would be helpful.

If it dont work in anyway would installing say NFS:MW on the second HDD improve performance?

Soz!
 
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Hi sorry about that, i have a really crap geforce2 at the mo but on low settings im getting a good 40fps, the HDD's are 20gig fujitsu's about year 99'ish. Il check the DMA settings in a mo but i think there at max.

My CPU is a intel celeron 330 D (2.6ghz) running at 3.34ghz and one 512mb stick of Geil DDR400
 
Hi, thanks for the explanation, i got my second HDD from ebay-ahem lasted all of 6 hours then went pop (more click click werr crunch).

So for the time being RAID is off the menu, il see about getting a pair of matching SATA HDD's at a later date.

Thanks again.
 
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