Questions tagged [software-raid]
Questions which refer to software RAID implementations.
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Should I use Bios or OS (Win7) raid on my new computer
Which is better in terms of performance first and reliability second, the onboard bios RAID on an Intel 1156 P55 motherboard or using the built in RAID options in Windows 7 Ultimate.
I will be using ...
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proper procedure to repair RAID 1 volume in Windows Server 2008 R2
I'ave a windows server r2 with the following configuration
500mb SATA for OS
2 x 1TB SATA in Software Raid 1 (done through the operating system)
One of the 1TB drives are bad.
What will happen ...
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ubuntu 10.04 softRAID 5 partition scheme
I'm trying to create a RAID 5 array which will contain the Ubuntu installation itself.
I tried this partition scheme:
2.0 TB for /
6.0 GB for swap
This was as per the instructions provided by ...
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RAID-1 - hardware or software?
I've been looking to set up a pair of RAID-1 (mirrored) drives for data archiving. My first reaction was to just go out and get an enclosure with 2 drive bays and a built-in RAID-1 controller. After a ...
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What versions of Windows support built-in disk mirroring?
I know that some editions of Windows has built-in support for disk mirroring. But on my computer with Windows Vista, I can't find it.
What editons of Windows has built-in support for disk mirroring (...
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How do I activate software raid-1 in Windows?
I use Windows Vista Ultimate, and have four disks of 500GB. Windows is already installed on one disk, the systemdisk.
Now I would like to mirror the system disk using Windows built-in software raid. ...
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Partitioning 2 SSDs of different capacity for RAID 1
I have two SSDs. One has 64G the other is 32G of size.
I'd like to create a RAID 1 configuration with Linux (it would be a software RAID), and I'm wondering if what I'm planning is possible or wise:
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Automatic Notification of Degraded RAID Array in Ubuntu
I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 on top of a RAID-1 array. Out of curiosity, I decided to bring up the "Disk Utility" program to inspect the status of my array. To my surprise, the array was listed as "...
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Bad mobo or drives?
I have a gigabyte UDR5 with 12GB Ram, and i7 920. The os runs of 2 x 80GB x25 SSDs in raid0 (mobo software raid) and I have 4 x 320GB raid5 for storage (2 year old drives). Running windows 7 Ultimate ...
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Windows7 Create Striped volume
I'm trying to raid0 a data partition on two disks in Windows7 Pro 64bit.
Both drives are identical, partition scheme is identical, I have converted them to dynamic disks.
But all the raid options in ...
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Reliable Linux RAID Card
Can anyone recommend an appropriate RAID card for use under Linux (Ubuntu)? I have three Western Digital SATA drives, and would like to setup either RAID-1 or RAID-5. Software RAID has been very ...
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RAID level hard drives?
My Motherboard has 4 internal SATA ports. I am considering a linux software raid.
I plan to use this for backing up my work movies, music etc
Do I need to spend the money on RAID Level drives? Or am ...
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Need hard disk recommendation for linux home server
I'm planing to build a little linux homeserver. It will mainly be used for storage and maybe as an media pc.
I plan to build a software raid5 with 4 1.5TB or 2TB hard drives.
I already decided to use ...
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How do I convert a Windows 7 Ultimate install to Raid 0?
I'm trying to convert my system to RAID 0 and so far I found contrasting opinions on the process. Somebody says Windows 7 can't boot from virtual volumes, somebody says it can.
My ideal setup would ...
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Which RAID setup to use for a build-computer?
I am wanting to setup a computer(actually multiple with the same setup) to build and compile programs. Security of the data is not important, and space for the most part is not important. (as in, 40G ...
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