Vista raid configuration

Because RAID 0 spreads storage blocks across all of the disks in the array, any disk failure will result in the entire array being lost. As such, the risk of data loss due to a drive fault will also scale with the number of disks within the array. We do not recommend using a RAID 0 for production systems. Each time a data block is written to the storage subsystem, your RAID controller will write that same data block on both disks, providing fault tolerance should one of the disks fail.

This is because when the RAID controller needs to write data it has to do so on both disks, however, when it needs to read data it can simultaneously fetch two different reads from either disk since the data set on both disks is mirrored. Because the data is mirrored on both disks in the array, either one of the disks can fail, as log as one remains functional, without causing the array to fail. In these cases, write performance will slightly degrade as the number of disks increase and the read performance will scale with the number of disks.

With a RAID 5 array, there will be one parity set distributed across the array, which allows for any one disk in the array to fail without causing the array to fail. Because the distributed parity needs to contain parity information for one disks worth of information, the raw space provided by the array will be the total capacity of all of the disks minus one disks worth of capacity.

Normally what happens: Disks work fine for ages, then I get a time out error iastor. I try to repair with the vista CD and am told that the boot sector is corrupt. I turn the machine off for 30 minutes, turn it back on and it works perfectly!

I could do with some pointers from anyone. Could this be the error with the Intel drivers of which I have the latest. Rick said …. Upgrading to the latest Matrix manager 7. Definitely agree that this is related to power management, as I would consistently have the problem after the PC woke from S3 suspend…Your research was very helpful — Thank you.

Having the same problem. I have slightly different problem. Unfortunately I do have a problem with completing installation with Gigabyte mobo. After a lot of hours configuring system installing updates etc. Maybe anyone knows what it is all about. And… I know the solution. I only need to do new install of the system with all drives conected. In fact I did it twice already with Comando and Maximus. BUT F. We are living now in sad times, where clients do work for companies like testers, and receive only buggy hard and software.

Is there any company on the IT world you coud count on? I doubt it. These days companies struggle to put the products to the market ASAP which causes unbelievable number of errors.

What could we do? No you can always stop researching for them. Stop striving to find the solutions. It is all crap, believe me. Use the word you like. Snowshine said ….

Chipset p V8. BitCrazed said …. I have a Dell Precision with an Intel P4 3. Eventually got it to install, but wow, it was slow! Am horrified that Intel have done nothing to remedy this. RAID is all about perf and stability, no? The ICH6 drivers are still at rev 7. Please fix your 7. UncleVic said …. Distribution boot hangs on the second screen small green left-to-right progress bar keep repeating indefinitely.

Issue went away when I:. This last solution worked well for me. DFI tells me that they are working on such an update, and hope to have it ready soon. At this point your screen should look something like this:. After reaching this point you should select Create Array then select the drives you want to use for the raid configuration.

The drives available will be listed on the right-hand side under Disks. From here you can decide which configuration you want to select. I personally selected Raid 0 but the choice is yours. After this you will choose the size of the array you want to build.

I just kept the default setting of using All Available Space for my raid drives. This will look something like this:. After configuring it to your liking simply press C to create your array. Press Esc and Y to restart your system with your new Raid configuration.

After rebooting, navigate back to your BIOS and select your new raid configuration for the boot disk. After doing this your machine will restart again. Allow it to go through the normal startup process. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Joined Oct 19, Messages 7, 1. First thing you will need to do is hook up the hard drives to the SATA ports on your hard drive.

Before you continue any further in this guide I HIGHLY recommend you back up all your data on the hard drive as you will be formatting!!!

The pictures below will may or may not most likely may differ from that of your BIOS. You will need to consult the motherboard manual to find out what RAID arrays your motherboard exactly supports. In order to navigate around the screen you will need to use the TAB key on your keyboard along with the arrow keys. Next, you will need to choose a block size for the hard drive.

If you plan on moving files that are large in size from your C: drive to another hard drive in your computer. I recommend using a 64k stripe. The bigger the stripe, the quicker it can move large files. Now, in the box to the left are the hard drives you currently have in your computer. In order to have a RAID-0 array it is recommended that you use two drives of the exact size, brand, and model number as depicted in the pic.

Once you have located your first hard drive, highlight it using the arrow keys and add it to the box to the right.