What exactly does raid do?

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l337

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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
 

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

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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
Click to expand...

Kills bugs dead.
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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(s)
2x Evga 9800GX2 SLI
Monitor(s) Displays
1x Hanns G 21.6"
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
1x 750GB Hitachi
Cooling
Zalman 9900

My Computer

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(s)
2x Evga 9800GX2 SLI
Monitor(s) Displays
1x Hanns G 21.6"
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
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1x 750GB Hitachi
Cooling
Zalman 9900
Indeed, rep'd.
 

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I call it the craptop.
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).
 

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