raid..marvel...

[sdot]

hi..i am new to pc building...i kno this is sort of a very broad
question..

but what is Raid?

who needs it?
what does it do?

what is Marvell Raid controller?
what is special about it?

thanks...i am doing research on google in the meantime..but if someone
can just gimme a brief..it would help..thanks alot...

 

[Michael Hawes]

hi..i am new to pc building...i kno this is sort of a very broad
question..

but what is Raid?

who needs it?
what does it do?

what is Marvell Raid controller?
what is special about it?

thanks...i am doing research on google in the meantime..but if someone
can just gimme a brief..it would help..thanks alot...

Try
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-rai...mpaign=raid_ad=023041&_search_kw=what is raid

Just Google "what is raid"
Mike.

 

[Bob Knowlden]

More than you probably wish to know:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redundant_array_of_independent_disks

I know nothing of Marvell RAID controllers. (The third-party ones that I am
aware of are from Promise or Silicon Image.) Marvell seems to be common in
onboard Ethernet controllers, though.

Address scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn.

 

[sbb78247]

hi..i am new to pc building...i kno this is sort of a very broad
question..

but what is Raid?

who needs it?
what does it do?

what is Marvell Raid controller?
what is special about it?

thanks...i am doing research on google in the meantime..but if someone
can just gimme a brief..it would help..thanks alot...

stick with known hardware. intel, nvidia, silicon image and such. drivers
are often updated along with bios too. you might get lucky, then
again........