Re: RAID versus 10,000 rpm?

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"Folkert Rienstra" <see_reply-to myweb.nl> wrote:

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> "J. Clarke" <jclarke.usenet snet.net.invalid> wrote in message news:dhgs1o02nmd news1.newsguy.com
>> John Doe wrote:
>>
>> > If I buy two 5400 or 7200 rpm hard disks, could they be used as the
>> > main hard disk storage (for booting Windows XP Home) and be
>> > configured to operate faster than one 10,000 rpm hard disk, on the
>> > following mainboard?
>> >
>> > http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K7N2_Delta2-LSR
>> >
>> > Integrated SATA Phy, supporting up to 2 ports
>> > One SATA controller, supporting two drives in master mode
>> >
>> > NV RAID (Software)
>> > Supports 2 serial ATA plus 4 ATA 133 Drives
>
>> > RAID 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD is supported
>> > *Booting from RAID*
>
>> > Cross controller RAID support
>> > Rebuilding on the Fly
>> > Spare Disk Allocation
>> > Supports Windows 2000 and later versions
>> >
>> > Thank you.
>>
>> It seems to be Don Rickles Appreciation Day on the newsgroup--
>
> And rightfully so when the trolls all gather on the same day.
> It's just a happy price shoot.
>
> And come off your high horse, you did the same on the MTBF question.
>
>> you ask a perfectly reasonable question
>
> Not if the answer is there, staring right in your face, supplied by the
> troll himself.
>
>> and get a bunch of smartass replies by people who only meet half that description.
>
> Look in the mirror, Clarke, everyone knows John Doe is
> the troll with that big sign on his head that says "Shoot me"
> and goes around posting message headers all over the internet.
>
>>
>> Now, in answer to your question,
>
> It wasn't a question, it was an obvious troll, as any 'smartass' and not so
> smart 'ass' can see.
>
>> the answer is "maybe but probably not".
>
> On what part of the question was that, Clarke.
>
>>
>> Sequential transfer rate can be higher for the lower RPM disks if you get
>> disks with higher areal density--7200 RPM drives seem to lead in that area.
>>
>> The problem is that you seldom get sustained sequential transfers, and when
>> access time becomes a factor the higher RPM drive, with its lower latency,
>> generally will be the better performer.
>>
>> RAID can gain you significant performance benefits _if_ your data patterns
>> are such as to benefit from its use--generally speaking they aren't.
>>
>> If you only have two drives in the machine, you'd do better to use one for
>> Windows and put the pagefile on the other. If boot time is the issue then
>> use standby or hibernate instead of shutting down.
>
>




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