Hardware RAID vs Software RAID

View Poll Results: Which type of RAID is your favorite?

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  • Software RAID 1

    2 28.57%
  • Hardware RAID 1

    0 0%
  • Hardware RAID 0

    3 42.86%
  • Hardware RAID 10

    2 28.57%
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  1. Posts : 2,409
    Windows 7 Professional 32-bit/Windows 8 64-bit/Win7 Pro64-bit
       #1

    Hardware RAID vs Software RAID


    Which is better: Software RAID 1 using Windows or Hardware RAID 1 using a RAID controller? Do either of them allow you to move the drive to another computer?
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  2. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #2

    https://www.adaptec.com/nr/rdonlyres..._hwraid_10.pdf

    http://augmentedtrader.wordpress.com...0-things-raid/

    I`m sure you`ve already Googled it, I`m just trying to pull up more info.
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  3. Posts : 2,409
    Windows 7 Professional 32-bit/Windows 8 64-bit/Win7 Pro64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    So what this is saying is that Hardware RAID 1 will let you transfer the HDD to another computer?
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  4. Posts : 29
    Win 7 Pro
       #4

    It will ONLY let you trans fer to another computer if you have the same 'raid' hardware & configure it identically.
    (I have worked for one of the major RAID Mfg's)
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  5. Posts : 2,409
    Windows 7 Professional 32-bit/Windows 8 64-bit/Win7 Pro64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Even if it is a RAID 1???? Doesn't that just write the same data to two or more drives so I could just hook it up to another computer?
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  6. Posts : 1,346
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #6

    Computer0304 said:
    Even if it is a RAID 1???? Doesn't that just write the same data to two or more drives so I could just hook it up to another computer?
    Just in case you aren't aware of how RAID 1 works; the data is split across the drives, not replicated on each drive independently.

    HTH
    Last edited by Sir George; 09 Mar 2014 at 17:51.
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  7. Posts : 2,409
    Windows 7 Professional 32-bit/Windows 8 64-bit/Win7 Pro64-bit
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       #7
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  8. Posts : 1,346
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #8

    Computer0304 said:
    Yes, it is; I just wanted to see if you would catch my mistake.
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  9. Posts : 2,409
    Windows 7 Professional 32-bit/Windows 8 64-bit/Win7 Pro64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Or is it???










    Just kidding
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  10. Posts : 2,409
    Windows 7 Professional 32-bit/Windows 8 64-bit/Win7 Pro64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #10

    But will it be able to be moved around to different PCs?
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