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Software V Hardware Raid

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  • 30-04-2004 10:23am
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    Gryzor
    Registered Users Posts: 1,711 ✭✭✭


    hi

    i recently bought a P4P800 Deluxe board which has Sata and Raid 0 integrated into the south bridge.

    Would this be a good option to take to improve performance instead of putting in a hardware Sata Raid controller

    after all that....how does software raid match upto Hardware Raid???

    Windoze XP
    2 X 80G Sata Baracudas
    P4P800 Deluxe
    1G PC3200 Mushkin Ram
    P4 2.53 Oc'd 2.93


    Thanks :)


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    Dempsey
    Registered Users Posts: 20,553 ✭✭✭✭Dempsey


    That is a hardware RAID controller AFAIK


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    Gryzor
    Registered Users Posts: 1,711 ✭✭✭Gryzor


    there is a hardware ATA-133/100/66/33 RAID controller from VIA but the SATA one is software methinks....

    just wanted to know if the software solution is reliable ....i seem to remember being told before to stay well clear of it...


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    Red Alert
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭Red Alert


    if RAID is advertised on the motherboard then i'd assume it's hardware raid. you can do software raid anyways, i had it up and running briefly on a PII motherboard under Red Hat. Think you can do it under Win 2K/XP too.


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