What exactly does raid do?

l337 · 13 Apr 2009

Hi there,

I have a question about what does RAID do? I heard there are many versions but are there any benefits to having RAID compared to just one hard drive running partitions? Im just wondering because I look to build a computer in the coming months (summer).

edit:
I messed up the title great lol

Barman58 · 13 Apr 2009

Easiest way to explain is have a read of this ...

RAID - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

l337 · 13 Apr 2009

Barman58 said:

Easiest way to explain is have a read of this ...

RAID - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

k thanks, I will read it.

SqdnGuns · 13 Apr 2009

With a user name like that, you should know...........

baarod · 13 Apr 2009

l337 said:

Hi there,

I have a question about what does RAID do? I heard there are many versions but are there any benefits to having RAID compared to just one hard drive running partitions? Im just wondering because I look to build a computer in the coming months (summer).

edit:
I messed up the title great lol

Kills bugs dead.

l337 · 13 Apr 2009

SqdnGuns said:

With a user name like that, you should know...........

one would think.

l337 · 13 Apr 2009

baarod said:

Kills bugs dead.

lol this is very helpful, enough to rep you maybe?

ikilledkenny · 13 Apr 2009

Indeed, rep'd.

weh · 16 Apr 2009

RAID serves two purposes: for those reckless speed demons, drag-racing on the wrong side of the highway at half-again the posted speed, there's RAID 0; and, for those stodgy ol' blokes who wear both a belt and suspenders ("braces" for you Brits), there are RAID(s) 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 (and a few others less well known).