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RubberDuck
11-10-2005, 12:27 PM
I did a serch on this section ( 100 to 1 says i missed it if so sorry ).:bonk:

I would like to know how to set up a raid arry. This is for gamming and i have never done this before. So what is the fastest and best one:scratch: & how do i set it up ???

Thank you

Here is the system i am building now
Abit Fatal1ty-AA8XE Ver:1.0 ( Bios Ver:14 )
Intel Pentium 4 660 @ 3.6 Ghz
XP-90c With A 92mm Vantec Tornado Fan @ 119CFM
( Arctic Silver Ceramique On Heat Sink & Northbridge )
Western Digital Caviler SE 160 gig Sata
Western Digital Caviler SE 80 gig Sata
Abit Radeon X300SE-PCIE 128Mb
2GB Crucial Ballistix ( 2X1GB Sticks ) DDR2 PC2-5300
( BL2KIT12864AA663 @ 3-3-3-12 )
600watt Enermax Noisetaker ( EG701AX-VE-SFMA )
( 12volt total 35amps )
Windows XP Pro SP2
RyderOCZ
11-10-2005, 03:54 PM
Hello Rubberduck :)

Well lets see...I am going to say you are interested in speed since you want it for gaming....(faster map loads, etc)

Is this also going to be the drive your OS is on? or are you going to use this array as storage and install your games to it? (need to clear that up before I give exact instructions for creation)
RubberDuck
11-10-2005, 04:40 PM
Is this also going to be the drive your OS is on? or are you going to use this array as storage and install your games to it? I'm totally new at this ( never used one before )Well I'm not sure. uhhh more than likley the OS will be installed.:o sounds good to me.
RyderOCZ
11-10-2005, 04:59 PM
What I meant was....is the array going to be the only set of drives in your system....or do you have a separate drive that Windows is installed on...then you are adding these 2 drives (array) to your system.
RubberDuck
11-10-2005, 05:04 PM
ok i see said the blind man:bonk: I would like the 2 drives in the arry. Sorry :hide: me not very smart LOL:D
RyderOCZ
11-10-2005, 05:09 PM
Ok...so these will be the only 2 drives in the system....are they the same size....that is a must....they need to both be 80 gigs or 60 gigs or whatever?
RubberDuck
11-10-2005, 05:12 PM
Oh ok well there is a 160 gig and a 80 gig. So can't do it uh ?
RyderOCZ
11-10-2005, 05:23 PM
Well if you do....then you will only get to use 80 gigs of the 160 gig drive. So you would end up with the equivalent of a 160 gig drive. (80 x 2)
RubberDuck
11-10-2005, 05:34 PM
Oh ok well thx for the help guess i will ue the 160 gig for windows and the 80 gig as a back up drive.

Thx again:rock: