'RAID Controller'

[xxxxx]

I'm using an ASUS PC & have just re-loaded Windows XP Home I've loaded up
all the disks I've previously done. But It's asking for 'RAID Controller'
in System Properties, Device Manager, in Other devices. What is it after,
what is RAID Controller for?

 

[Don Phillipson]

I'm using an ASUS PC & have just re-loaded Windows XP Home I've loaded up
all the disks I've previously done. But It's asking for 'RAID Controller'
in System Properties, Device Manager, in Other devices. What is it after,
what is RAID Controller for?

If you have no ASUS motherboard manual, consult the ASUS
web site or Wikipedia at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID
RAID is set on/off somewhere among the BIOS menus.
Unless you need to mirror (duplicate) a hard drive, disable RAID.

 

[Malke]

I'm using an ASUS PC & have just re-loaded Windows XP Home I've loaded up
all the disks I've previously done. But It's asking for 'RAID Controller'
in System Properties, Device Manager, in Other devices. What is it after,
what is RAID Controller for?

The RAID controller is on your motherboard and needs drivers whether you are
using RAID or not. Get the drivers from Asus's tech support website for
your specific model machine.

Malke

 

[John McKenzie]

I'm using an ASUS PC & have just re-loaded Windows XP Home I've loaded up
all the disks I've previously done. But It's asking for 'RAID Controller'
in System Properties, Device Manager, in Other devices. What is it after,
what is RAID Controller for?

If you have a raid configuration on your PC you will find the raid
controller software on the motherboard CD or DVD. Simply copy it to a
floppy drive or CD. During the windows setup you probably get a request
to press F6 to install the RAID drivers.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:20:07 -0800, "Don Schmidt" <Don

You need to know some things about the hardware in your computer:
Do you know if the computer was configured with RAID ARRAY? Two duplicate
hard drives with drive/s C (and D etc) on both drives.

There are several different types of RAID. What you describe is not
RAID in general, but simply one of those several different types. It's
RAID 1, also called mirroring.

RAID Array is the way my ASUS motherboard is setup, two hard drives with C &
D on both. What happens on one drive happens on the second drive. It is a
guarantee to prevent loss of data.

It is no such guarantee at all. The purpose of RAID1 is redundancy.
It's used in situations where it's critical that the system stay up,
and any down time costs them a lot of money. So RAID1 achieves that by
keeping the system running if a drive fails without having any down
time.

Since home users hardly ever need that kind of redundancy, RAID1 is
almost always wrong for them. The reason that RAID1 should not be
considered a backup technique to protect your data is that it leaves
you vulnerable to all kinds of potential losses of your data: for
example, severe power problems, electrical storms, virus attacks, even
theft of the computer. Companies that use RAID1 almost invariably
*also* have a backup procedure in place. Almost all home users don't
need both and should have backup in place, not RAID1. And the backup
should be stored on *external* media, kept separate from the computer.
You can read more about why any version of RAID is inappropriate for
most home users at this web site:
http://www.pugetsystems.com/articles?&id=29

 

[yeti]

A chipset floppy is created off you ASUS disk...that is what I used for my
P5K Premium. Windows asks for this in the start of the install (F6). To setup
raid it is accessed through 'crtl+I' while it is booting up...it goes by
quick so just start hitting it when you power up. Select which configuration
you want. After that, in the bios setup... set to 'intel controller' J micron
sucks. I can get back to you on my settings in the bios on the raid
controller. Let me know if this is what you are looking for.

 

[xxxxx]

'Hopefully you've got mail!'

A chipset floppy is created off you ASUS disk...that is what I used for my
P5K Premium. Windows asks for this in the start of the install (F6). To
setup
raid it is accessed through 'crtl+I' while it is booting up...it goes by
quick so just start hitting it when you power up. Select which
configuration
you want. After that, in the bios setup... set to 'intel controller' J
micron
sucks. I can get back to you on my settings in the bios on the raid
controller. Let me know if this is what you are looking for.

 

[xxxxx]

'Hopefully you've got mail!'

No you haven't . The email address bounced
(e-mail address removed)

Take a look here: -
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/extras0/raid.html

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:18:50 -0800, "Don Schmidt" <Don

Ken,

I think you misunderstood my comments.

Well, maybe, but I don't think so.

I didn't say the RAID ARRAY was a way of backing up,

No, you didn't say it directly, but to the great majority of home
users with RAID 1 (again, note that it's important to specify which
version of RAID you're talking about; RAID 0, for example, is
completely different), they think of it as a substitute for backup.
The purpose of my message was not to argue with you, but to point out
to others reading it here that it should *not* be thought of a
substitute for backup.

it's a way of ensuring no loss of data do to hard drive
failure.

Well, maybe. But if, for example, the cause of the drive failure is a
power surge caused by a nearby lightning strike, it could very easily
fry both drives in the array simultaneously.

Also provides a quick and easy method of restoring a failed drive.

True. But since having an image or clone backup provides the same
thing, I see no real value in RAID 1 for the great majority of home
users.

Also, I don't rely on the dual hard drives as a backup, I backup to an
alternate storage facility; network hard drive off location.

Great! Glad to hear it! But once again, the great majority of home
users with RAID 1 do rely on it as backup. The reason I posted what I
did was to dissuade anyone who has that point of view or might be
persuaded to take that point of view.

Loss of my data do to power outage or spikes is next to impossible, at least
improbable for I have an APC RS-1500 UPS.

Again, very good and glad to hear it. I recommend that everyone do
that sort of thing. But note that although that will protect you
against most normal power spikes, it won't protect you against the
enormous spike that a nearby lightning strike can cause.

And again, I didn't mean to make my point only to you, but to everyone
reading the thread; not everyone will have a UPS.

It also provides me with a 30
minute working window if the AC is lost.

And yes, my files warrant extreme safeguard measures.

I do fail in my protection plan if subjected to nuclear attack. If that
happens, I guess I'll have to start over from scratch. Damn, that's going
to be tough.

Take care,

Did you read the article at the link I posted (down below)? I think
it's very interesting.

 

[Yeti]

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