| Windows 7: Setup raid 0 after install |
05 Dec 2009
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Setup raid 0 after install Can you setup a riad 0 after win 7 is installed, I have 2 1tb drives, win 7 on one other not setup yet. | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number My build OS xp pro Win 7 CPU Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Memory Crucial Ballistix 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Graphics Card XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDD Sound Card On Board Audio Channels 8 Channels Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2407WFP Screen Resolution 1900x1200 Keyboard Logitech Mouse Logitech Track ball PSU CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Read Case Lian Lia Aluminum Cooling Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler, Several case fans Hard Drives 2 Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb Raid 0, WD 350 GB, Maxtor 160 GB Internet Speed Comcast Hi Speed Other Info Dual boot XP Pro Win 7 |
05 Dec 2009
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#2 | | Windows 7 Professional x64 Rednecksville |
Yes, go to Disk Management and set up a new mirrored volume. I am not sure: you may need to convert to dynamic disk for it to work. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 Professional x64 CPU Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V Pro Memory 16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB) Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+ Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays 2x Acer S273HLbmii 27" Screen Resolution 2 x 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech MK320 (wireless) Mouse Logitech MK320 (wireless) PSU Corsair HW Series 750w (modular) Case Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition Cooling CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans Hard Drives 64GB Crucial M4 SSD
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM Internet Speed 30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s |
05 Dec 2009
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What are the pros and cons of doing it this way, or should I do a fresh install and enable the raid and set the array to 0 then install. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number My build OS xp pro Win 7 CPU Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Memory Crucial Ballistix 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Graphics Card XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDD Sound Card On Board Audio Channels 8 Channels Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2407WFP Screen Resolution 1900x1200 Keyboard Logitech Mouse Logitech Track ball PSU CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Read Case Lian Lia Aluminum Cooling Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler, Several case fans Hard Drives 2 Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb Raid 0, WD 350 GB, Maxtor 160 GB Internet Speed Comcast Hi Speed Other Info Dual boot XP Pro Win 7 |
05 Dec 2009
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#4 | | Windows 7 Professional x64 Rednecksville |
N/A. Doesn't matter which order you do it in.
Edit: after posting, I realized that the only difference it will make is that after you have put stuff on the drive, it will take longer to sync than if it was empty. This is a one-time thing, however, and the time you spend doing a clean install exceeds the initial sync time. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 Professional x64 CPU Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V Pro Memory 16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB) Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+ Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays 2x Acer S273HLbmii 27" Screen Resolution 2 x 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech MK320 (wireless) Mouse Logitech MK320 (wireless) PSU Corsair HW Series 750w (modular) Case Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition Cooling CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans Hard Drives 64GB Crucial M4 SSD
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM Internet Speed 30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s |
05 Dec 2009
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What I meant was should I try to stripe it in windows, or do a fresh install and setup raid then install win 7. Never used raid before, I have read and understand it now. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number My build OS xp pro Win 7 CPU Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Memory Crucial Ballistix 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Graphics Card XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDD Sound Card On Board Audio Channels 8 Channels Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2407WFP Screen Resolution 1900x1200 Keyboard Logitech Mouse Logitech Track ball PSU CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Read Case Lian Lia Aluminum Cooling Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler, Several case fans Hard Drives 2 Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb Raid 0, WD 350 GB, Maxtor 160 GB Internet Speed Comcast Hi Speed Other Info Dual boot XP Pro Win 7 |
05 Dec 2009
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#6 | | Windows 7 Professional x64 Rednecksville |
If you motherboard supports it, I would recommend using RAID at that level. If not, or you want to do it the easy way, so it in Windows. I have never used RAID, either, just played around with it briefly. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 Professional x64 CPU Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V Pro Memory 16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB) Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+ Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays 2x Acer S273HLbmii 27" Screen Resolution 2 x 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech MK320 (wireless) Mouse Logitech MK320 (wireless) PSU Corsair HW Series 750w (modular) Case Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition Cooling CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans Hard Drives 64GB Crucial M4 SSD
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM Internet Speed 30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s |
05 Dec 2009
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If I do it windows, will I still get the Raid 0 performance. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number My build OS xp pro Win 7 CPU Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Memory Crucial Ballistix 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Graphics Card XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDD Sound Card On Board Audio Channels 8 Channels Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2407WFP Screen Resolution 1900x1200 Keyboard Logitech Mouse Logitech Track ball PSU CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Read Case Lian Lia Aluminum Cooling Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler, Several case fans Hard Drives 2 Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb Raid 0, WD 350 GB, Maxtor 160 GB Internet Speed Comcast Hi Speed Other Info Dual boot XP Pro Win 7 |
05 Dec 2009
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#8 | | Windows 7 Professional x64 Rednecksville |
It will use your CPU instead of whatever resources the board uses. In short, probably, but it will use slightly more resources. In all honesty, you will probably not notice a difference. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 Professional x64 CPU Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V Pro Memory 16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB) Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+ Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays 2x Acer S273HLbmii 27" Screen Resolution 2 x 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech MK320 (wireless) Mouse Logitech MK320 (wireless) PSU Corsair HW Series 750w (modular) Case Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition Cooling CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans Hard Drives 64GB Crucial M4 SSD
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM Internet Speed 30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s |
05 Dec 2009
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Has anyone compared a raid 0 setup in Win 7, verse a raid 0 done during install. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number My build OS xp pro Win 7 CPU Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Memory Crucial Ballistix 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Graphics Card XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDD Sound Card On Board Audio Channels 8 Channels Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2407WFP Screen Resolution 1900x1200 Keyboard Logitech Mouse Logitech Track ball PSU CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Read Case Lian Lia Aluminum Cooling Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler, Several case fans Hard Drives 2 Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb Raid 0, WD 350 GB, Maxtor 160 GB Internet Speed Comcast Hi Speed Other Info Dual boot XP Pro Win 7 |
06 Dec 2009
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The "only" reason that I would use a RAID 0 implementation from within Windows was if my mobo didn't support RAID and I absolutely needed the extra drive space and simply could not afford another standalone hard drive with enough capacity. You won't really get the performance benefit of RAID 0 from Windows striping that you would get with a real RAID card. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009 OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570 Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse PSU Corsair 620HX modular Case Antec P182 Cooling stock Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
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