The ICH6 RAID controller only handles 1 RAID set,the other would be independ-
ent.SATA with RAID will give you better transfer rates than an IDE RAID set
ever could,its transfer rate will only run at 100MB/S where SATA/RAID is up
to
150MB/S.See results
at:
http://www.intel.com/performance/des...erformance.htm
Youre best bet is setting one set with Matrix storage & xp,the other set
for storage
& page file,IDE RAID isnt a performance option at all....
"RoS" wrote:
> I have a Gigabyte GA-81915P Duo (Pro) motherboard with P4 3.2; 1gb RAM; 2 x
> 160gb HDs.
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> I currently have 2 SATA hard drives in a Raid 0 array. These are handled by
> the onboard Intel ICH6R chipset. The OS is WinXP pro.
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> The MB has 2 unused IDE sockets and a separate IDE Raid function on a Via
> IDE Raid Host Controller (VT6410).
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> I'm thinking of increasing my hard drive capacity and the idea of setting up
> a second Raid array and creating a dual booting system has crossed my mind
> (WinXP on one, Win2000 on the other).
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> Two of the existing 4 SATA connections are occupied by the 2 SATA hard
> drives.
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> Could I use the other two for a second pair of HDs in a Raid 0 array?
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> Alternatively could I use 2 IDE hard drives through the Via IDE Raid Host
> Controller? This second option would allow me to install a SATA DVD
> recorder on one of the two spare SATA connections.
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> What I have in mind is having two, as independent as possible, computers in
> the same box. I would use one to experiment with downloads etc but keep the
> other as clean as possible. This would accommodate backed up data and apps
> etc from the first, once they had been well and truly tested and found to be
> safe. I would prefer to keep Win XP on the existing SATA drives, setting up
> Win2000 on the new pair. I say this simply in the hope that I would have
> one functioning OS at all times during the installation of the new drives in
> a second RAID array on 2 new HDs with a new OS.
>
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> I say all this very much with tongue in cheek because I'd be leaping well
> outside my comfort zone in attempting any of this. I've never tried to set
> up a dual boot set up before and have only seen Win 2000 a few times. I just
> have the opportunity to acquire this OS by barter. I would need a
> comprehensive tutorial on the basics to guide me through all this
> (Gigabyte's documentation is horrendous and setting up the SATA RAID 0
> originally was a nightmare until a site in the US came to my rescue). Does
> anyone know of a source of help for what I have in mind?
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> Regards,
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> RoS
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