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Windows 7: What exactly does raid do?
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13 Apr 2009
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#1 | |
windows 7 7137 x64 California |
What exactly does raid do?
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).
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I messed up the title great lol | My System Specs |
| OS windows 7 7137 x64
CPU Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad Processor QX9770
Motherboard XFX MBN790IUL9 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI
Memory 8GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card 2x Evga 9800GX2 SLI
Monitor(s) Displays 1x Hanns G 21.6"
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
Cooling Zalman 9900
Hard Drives 1x 750GB Hitachi
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13 Apr 2009
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 + x86 + Windows 8 x64 Newport, South Wales, UK |
Easiest way to explain is have a read of this ... RAID - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Real World Computing (Me + a little help from Acer)
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 + x86 + Windows 8 x64
CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1035T 2.6 GHz
Motherboard Aspire M3400
Memory 4Gb PC10600 DDR3 1333 MHz
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 315 512MB
Sound Card OnBoard - Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Philips 32" HDTV, (HDMI) + 26" TV (VGA)
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 @60Hz + 1360 x 768 @60Hz
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless 800 or Stock Acer, (depends where I sit)
Mouse Microsoft Wireless 800 or Stock Acer, (depends where I sit)
PSU Stock (400W)
Case Acer M3400
Cooling Stock
Hard Drives 500 GB Seagate ST3500418AS SATA II
1 TB Hitachi HDS5C1010CLA382 SATAII
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103SI SATA II (external)
Plus various other (client ) HDDs as needed
Internet Speed Temporaray 3G Dongle
Antivirus Avast
Browser Chrome
Other Info USB Capture + Webcam(s) Bamboo Digitizer tablet
Also run Acer AspireOne 530h Netbook, Dual Core Atom + 1GB (Win7 Ult x86) Plus various test systems for new projects
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13 Apr 2009
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#3 | |
windows 7 7137 x64 California |
k thanks, I will read it. | | My System Specs | | OS windows 7 7137 x64
CPU Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad Processor QX9770
Motherboard XFX MBN790IUL9 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI
Memory 8GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card 2x Evga 9800GX2 SLI
Monitor(s) Displays 1x Hanns G 21.6"
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
Cooling Zalman 9900
Hard Drives 1x 750GB Hitachi
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13 Apr 2009
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#4 | |
Slackware / Windows 7 x64 7100 Sarasota |
With a user name like that, you should know...........  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number This and that with a bit more of this.
OS Slackware / Windows 7 x64 7100
CPU AMD X2 5200+ Windsor
Motherboard ECS (Yeah, I was broke)
Memory 4GB DDR2 PC5300
Graphics Card GeForce 7300 GS 256MB
Sound Card Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays Westinghouse 22 in LCD
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
Keyboard Logitech S510 combo
Mouse Logitech S510 Combo
PSU Antec 450W
Case Generic
Cooling Lots.......sounds like an F-18
Hard Drives WD 320 GB
WD 500 GB x2
Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini 250GB
Internet Speed Fast
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13 Apr 2009
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Chicago |
Quote: Originally Posted by l337  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.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number baarod/MCP
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
CPU Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.6GHz 9x400FSB
Motherboard Gigabyte G33M-S2H
Memory 4GB DDR2 1066
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4670
Sound Card Integrated Azalia
Monitor(s) Displays Acer AL1711
Screen Resolution 1280x1024
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless Comfort Keyboard 4000
Mouse Microsoft Wireless Lasr Mouse 5000
PSU 240W TFX
Case InWin BT566
Cooling Intel Retail Stock
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex SATAII w/ 1.5FW 30,528MB system and apps
Maxtor 6L300R0 PATA 286,188MB page file, data and user profiles
Internet Speed 3Mbps Verizon DSL over 802.11g
Other Info Hauppauge WinTV PVR II Tuner, Generic $13 SoC Webcam, RT61 WiFi with remote antenna, Media Center Remote and Receiver
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13 Apr 2009
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#6 | |
windows 7 7137 x64 California |
Quote: Originally Posted by SqdnGuns With a user name like that, you should know........... one would think. | | My System Specs | | OS windows 7 7137 x64
CPU Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad Processor QX9770
Motherboard XFX MBN790IUL9 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI
Memory 8GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card 2x Evga 9800GX2 SLI
Monitor(s) Displays 1x Hanns G 21.6"
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
Cooling Zalman 9900
Hard Drives 1x 750GB Hitachi
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13 Apr 2009
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#7 | |
windows 7 7137 x64 California |
Quote: Originally Posted by baarod Kills bugs dead. lol this is very helpful, enough to rep you maybe? | | My System Specs | | OS windows 7 7137 x64
CPU Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad Processor QX9770
Motherboard XFX MBN790IUL9 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI
Memory 8GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card 2x Evga 9800GX2 SLI
Monitor(s) Displays 1x Hanns G 21.6"
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
Cooling Zalman 9900
Hard Drives 1x 750GB Hitachi
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13 Apr 2009
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Windows 7 Professional, Windows Longhorn 4074 Find me, and I'll tell you |
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer Aspire 5610
OS Windows 7 Professional, Windows Longhorn 4074
CPU Intel Centrino Duo T2350 @ 1.87 GHz
Motherboard Acer Grapevine
Memory 1GB (2x 512MB DDR2 400Mz)
Graphics Card Intel Integrated 945GM Chipset
Sound Card On-Board RealTek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Resolution 1280x800
Keyboard Built-In / Random Logitech wireless keyboard
Mouse Synaptics Touchpad / Logitech Click! optical mouse.
PSU Generic PSU
Case Acer Aspire 5610 Standard Case (U.S. Version)
Cooling Air
Hard Drives 160GB SATA HD
Internet Speed 2.57 Mbps Download / 0.29 Mbps Upload / 57ms Ping
Other Info I call it the craptop.
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16 Apr 2009
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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). | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number home brew
OS Win.7.Ult.x64
CPU Intel Core i7 970
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-X58-UD5
Memory 12GB (6x2GB) OCZ Platinum DDR3 1600
Graphics Card Gigabyte GV-R485MC-1GH, ATI 4850, 1GB GDDR3, passive cooler
Sound Card (on-board) Speakers - Klipsch ProMedia 2.1
Monitor(s) Displays 2x Dell U2410 (H-IPS)
Screen Resolution 1920x1200, 1920x1200
Keyboard Das Keyboard Professional, Logitech UltraX
Mouse Logitech G400
PSU PCP&C S75QB
Case Lian Li PC-V2010B + EX-H34 expansion HD cage
Cooling Xigmatek HDT-1283 heatsink & bracket + Scythe S-Flex SFF21E
Hard Drives System = Intel 320 160GB SSD --
Data = 2x WD2002FAEX, RAID1 (ICH10R) --
Backup = 5x WD20EARS (eSata port) --
Add'l Storage = 8x WD20EARS, RAID6 (Adaptec 5805)
Internet Speed 6.85 Mb/s down, 0.35 Mb/s up (typical)
Other Info Pioneer DVR-217DBK burner --
stock Lian Li case fans + BS-06 PCI 140mm exhaust (all set on 'low')
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