SATA is the past. Just to to PCIe
There are not enough slots or PCIe lanes in most motherboards. Maybe on a server board...
SATA is the past. Just to to PCIe
Currently my Raid 0 throughput is 150 mb/sec or so.
I'd like something that is a noticeable increase. Two drives are a bit smaller then I would like, but, doable.
I'm going to try that first.
An X25-E would be a noticeable increase without a need for RAID 0. What are you using now, some JMicron wonder?
Under XP, absolutely (unless you use nlite to integrate them into the XP CD). Not sure about Vista or 7.When you use a 3 Ware Sata Raid card, does it require a windows driver on installation, like the scsi cards, on floppy?
I've been getting 150 mb/sec for about 3 years now, thanks to two Seagate 15k cheetahs,,IIRC.
I found the two drives to be the fastest access wise, and through put wise, perception wise.
In other words, 4 drives had faster throughput, but, what felt like hesitation compared to two.
Two of the the Vertex Turbos is around 400 mb/sec, IIRC. With the access time increase, that should be a VERY noticeable increase in speed.
When you use a 3 Ware Sata Raid card, does it require a windows driver on installation, like the scsi cards, on floppy?
I've been looking at, and downloaded the 9500S driver software, but, they don't seem to have a dedicated driver like the other OS for Windows 32 bit...
HMMMM. 240 for 64 gigs of Turbo Vertex, vs. 383 dollars for ONE X25E 32 gig. THAT is a no brainer...
We've been trying to tell him that for about the last 500 posts.
We've been trying to tell him that for about the last 500 posts.
Santilli, do you benchmark your stuff before you really start using it? I'm wondering if some of your impressions of performance are skewed by your preconceptions based on benchmarks and what you think is important.
So it's snappy, but the STR is slow. Then I guess STR doesn't matter very much then does it?
None assuming their owners aren't idiots.How many notebooks would have 2 drives in RAID 0?
None assuming their owners aren't idiots.
Well my reply explained that. The ones that do are idiots. wneddnce:That is not a good assumption. :mrgrn:
There are probably some Alienware or similar bricks of that ilk.
There are probably some Alienware or similar bricks of that ilk.
Lenovo's beast also has dual drives, but they recommend an SSD/HDD configuration for apps/data.