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    Raid 5 on Thinkpad W700

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by StanislavF, Aug 27, 2010.

  1. StanislavF

    StanislavF Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    Does any body try to make RAID 5 on W700? Is it possible? (not only in theory)

    Stanislav
     
    StanislavF, Aug 27, 2010
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    the intel controller on that system supports RAID 0, RAID 1, and single disks (JBOD).

    why would you want RAID 5, anyway?
     
    erik, Aug 27, 2010
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    If you can put 3 hdd than I would assume that yes, at least software raid...
     
    oct, Aug 27, 2010
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    StanislavF, Aug 28, 2010
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    RAID 1 is your best bet.   it will provide RAID 0 read speeds with redundancy.   having dealt with RAID for years, RAID 5 (especially with only three drives) makes little sense on a mobile platform.

    in any case, enjoy the W700! :)
     
    erik, Aug 28, 2010
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