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    DV9700t Raid Config HELP!

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Asathd, Feb 23, 2008.

  1. Asathd

    Asathd Newbie

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    I just recently bought a DV9700t with two 120GB 7200 RPM hard disks. I thought I was basically getting a 240GB 14,400 RPM HD but somehow, I didn't realize that they didn't support a RAID configuration. So now I’m trying to figure out if there is a way to configure these hard disks as a RAID array. Software perhaps? We got this nb to serve as a desktop replacement but I also want to do some video editing on it. This is why I was looking forward to the RAID config. Can anyone help? Thoughts on how much this really matters? I’m considering returning this and continuing my search for the perfect nb (if it exists). I've been checking around for info on this but haven't found any yet.
     
    Asathd, Feb 23, 2008
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    weasler7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've always thought you could software raid them...
     
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    Thanks for the reply.
    How stable is software RAID? If I went that route would I see an increased through put?
     
    Asathd, Feb 23, 2008
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    Hmm, why exactly are you going for the RAID configuration? I can't seem to find the source, but I read a benchmark that basically concluded that putting your drives in RAID 0 increases performance at a lower than noticeable rate for gaming and desktop applications. I personally like having the hard drive separate as I've had to reinstall XP a couple of times and it's allowed me to keep the data. Theoretically, software raid would increase thoroughput.
     
    weasler7, Feb 24, 2008
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    I was going for the RAID 0 config to increase performance thinking that two 120GB 7200RPM disks setup as RAID 0 would give me a 240GB 14,400RPM drive. (thinking faster read/write) But, based on the benchmark you mentioned, it seems like this wouldn't really be the case huh?
     
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    It looks like this might have increased performance if it was configured with hardware. Not too sure about performance increase with software or if that exists yet for vista.
     
    Asathd, Feb 24, 2008
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