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    Raid w/ harddrives from different manufacturers?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by lollavid, Apr 14, 2008.

  1. lollavid

    lollavid Notebook Guru

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    Just wondering if I have to pick up the exact same hd that is in my to-be-delivered p-6831fx to run Raid 0? Obviously they would be the same speed, but perhaps not cache...

    A related question. I have a 100gb 7200rpm laptop hd and am debating getting another one of those for Raid 0 or another 250gb 5400rpm to have more storage. I can make it with 100gb, but I wouldn't mind having extra storage for movies, mp3s, etc. Would the 7200s in Raid 0 be noticeably faster, since gaming is my primary activity on the laptop?
     
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    RAID wouldn't be terribly faster for gaming, as most game data is cached in the RAM. Having more space is likely your better option.
     
    Charr, Apr 14, 2008
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    lollavid Notebook Guru

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    Okay, how about this: I have a 7200rpm 100gb drive. How about, for warranty purposes, I use the 250gb 5400rpm drive as storage (leaving Vista installed), and the 7200rpm for my new OS (gonna switch to XP) and my programs?

    Question about this: Do I need to set the master/ slave, so that my 7200rpm will be the OS, or is this done automatically when I put it in the first slot? With Vista installed on the second HD, I want to make sure it boots from the XP drive.

     
    lollavid, Apr 16, 2008
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