How can I raid my two SSD's as my startup drives

screwie_lewiescrewie_lewie sugar land
edited April 2011 in Hardware
i would like tro raid my two SSD drives as my boot drive. Can anyone give me the pro & cons on this as well as how to go about setting this up? which would be the perfered version of raid be best suited for this task?

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  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited April 2011
    Pros: Faster
    Cons: All your data has a 100% chance of loss if the RAID fails, you are 50% more likely to lose your data

    Howto: Consult your motherboard's RAID section

    Version: RAID0
  • screwie_lewiescrewie_lewie sugar land
    edited April 2011
    ill be starting all fresh as i just completed the build
  • TushonTushon I'm scared, Coach Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited April 2011
    Thrax wrote:
    Pros: Faster
    Cons: All your data has a 100% chance of loss if the RAID fails, you are 50% more likely to lose your data

    Howto: Consult your motherboard's RAID section

    Version: RAID0
    Nothing more needs to be said.
  • ZuntarZuntar North Carolina Icrontian
    edited April 2011
    Don't would be my only addition to This^
  • TimTim Southwest PA Icrontian
    edited April 2011
    Bad idea. Besides, most SSDs are way faster than normal hard drives already, so RAID is not needed for them.
  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited April 2011
    Version: RAID1

    Pros: Redundancy (one drive fails, you don't lose all your data... of course if both drives fail you do)
    Cons: No real speed benefit, you only have the effective space of 1 drive

    My suggestion: Don't bother.
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited April 2011
    If you have a backup (I have a Raid5 backing up my Raid0) then I see no reason why not to do Raid0

    Would love me some Vertex 3 Raid0, yes sir
  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited April 2011
    Oh yeah, I should also point out that a lot of the time, if you are running RAID0 and a drive has some sort of non-fatal error (such as not responding quick enough or a cable coming just slightly loose) you may lose all data on the array. I've seen it happen. It's not fun.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited April 2011
    Second opinion time: I've also seen that exact thing happen: RAID 0 with two 'technically good' drives, still lose all the data because of a glitch or hiccup.

    I've seen that happen more than once.
  • TushonTushon I'm scared, Coach Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited April 2011
    If <20 second boot times aren't good enough ... may FSM have mercy on your soul, or not.
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