i have windows already installed and want to setup a raid, can i install nvraid with windows already installed? i don't have a floppy drive either. after i setup the raid i want to clone my current system drive to the raid array. is this possible?
@zacheryandersen Yes you can install RAID with windows already installed but I wouldn't generally recommend it. Reason is if you make a mistake chances are you'll wipe your data. You can clone your data using some sort of imaging tool since a RAID disk is seen like a normal disk by the operating system so once it is running it shoudn't matter whether RAID is present to the OS. I would say that this is the case with Hardware RAID not software RAID. I wouldn't recommend SOFTWARE RAID, go HARDWARE.
@saturnalliance I yeah know how to do software RAID and was considering it but I've given up on that route due to it's lack of advantages. I guess the only problem I'm have is getting NVRAID installed without a floppy drive and on a computer that is currently running an OS. So how do I install NVRAID on to my current OS without a floppy? Or do I even need to install NVRAID?
Respond to this video...I tried setting up the RAID through bios and RAID setup both of which I did correctly I just need to install the NVRAID drivers.
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Thankyou very much for that. Very simply & clearly put. I could use a lot more info but it would go out the other ear if I didn't start with something that lets me get my head around the concept. So this was very beneficial to me :-) I think RAID 1 would be perfect for my inhome use. Can I do it with 2x 250s for boot/OS & 2x500s for data storage, in 2 separate pairs?
Great. Is this where primary and secondary RAID comes in? Would I install them over separate sessions to establish the 2 different RAID setups? Thanks again for the video.
Normally the RAID controller allows you to define which disks you want in which RAID set. Once defined the sets get built in the background automatically by the controller.
A single disk means any single failure and you lose the lot. That is not the case with 2 x 500 in RAID 1 but you lose 50% capacity.
if you backup the whol disk externally regularly then RAID 1 may not be worthwhile. However consider the worst case scenerio. How long is going to take you to restore 1TB of data if the disk fails?
RAID systems are more complex than normal single disk systems but that is the price you pay for improved security.
If you have your 2 x 250GB disks striped (ie combined together to form 1 x 500GB disk) then yes it is the same as a single hard disk because if 1 x 250 fails then you lose the whole stripe set, which means ALL the data is unreadable generally.
Easy, both are correct, though Inexpensive Disks is more commonly used than Independent Disks. It can also be called Inexpensive Drives, or Independent Drives.
Actually, when engineers at UC Berkeley first discussed the concept of RAID in 1988, the "I" DID stand for inexpensive... independent came much later.
The need for RAID was originally discussed because of the astronomical prices of single hard drives back then (a 10MB could cost $3500).
Thanks your tutorial is excellent and very educational. One thing i want to know is that i have multiple SATA HDD on my pc and i have to connect power/SATA connector every time switching the different operating system. Do you think a RAID drive is a solution to my problem. Please advice......
RAID functions like a single disk to the operating system. It still basically only has 1 OS on it. If you want to have multiple booting OS on the same hard disk you need to install a boot loader to allow this. RAID simply spreads all the hard disk information over multiple disks.
By the way, "I" in "RAID" stands for "Independent" first, "Inexpensive" became a bacronym for it later. You also didn't explain striping which was (in my opinion) the greatest part of a RAID5 design (making it a faster read and fault tolerant at the same time).
There is plenty of conjector as what the I stands for. I also agree with the comment about striping but the video is aimed at people who aren't IT savvy and are probably using just one disk. I wanted to keep it as simple as possible but I appreciate the feedback.
Striping makes it faster yes, but striping in of itself offers NO fault tolerance, in fact the opposite. It is the parity that gives RAID5 its fault tolerance.
Wow, you didn't even read what I said and yet you corrected me with exactly the same shit.
What I said was that a RAID5 is designed WITH striping, and that the author (saturn) didn't mention about it when it was the biggest point of a RAID5. I mean, comparing it to the other fault tolerant arrays, RAID5 is better because of the striping. Am I making any sense, or is this just going to be replied with "no, no, no...heeehaww...heehaww"?
It is totally cool with me....I take no grudges, I'm just a complete asshole sometimes.....ok....most of the time. I'm gonna go find something else to bitch about, cya.
Nice explanation video, I would choose raid 1 for my operating system.
LellePrinter82 8 months ago
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yamunaperara 1 year ago
can i boot form a software raid?
zacheryandersen 1 year ago
@zacheryandersen Yes you can but there can be cionfiguration issues with software RAID. Hardware is always better.
saturnalliance 1 year ago
i have windows already installed and want to setup a raid, can i install nvraid with windows already installed? i don't have a floppy drive either. after i setup the raid i want to clone my current system drive to the raid array. is this possible?
zacheryandersen 1 year ago
@zacheryandersen Yes you can install RAID with windows already installed but I wouldn't generally recommend it. Reason is if you make a mistake chances are you'll wipe your data. You can clone your data using some sort of imaging tool since a RAID disk is seen like a normal disk by the operating system so once it is running it shoudn't matter whether RAID is present to the OS. I would say that this is the case with Hardware RAID not software RAID. I wouldn't recommend SOFTWARE RAID, go HARDWARE.
saturnalliance 1 year ago
@saturnalliance I yeah know how to do software RAID and was considering it but I've given up on that route due to it's lack of advantages. I guess the only problem I'm have is getting NVRAID installed without a floppy drive and on a computer that is currently running an OS. So how do I install NVRAID on to my current OS without a floppy? Or do I even need to install NVRAID?
zacheryandersen 1 year ago
Respond to this video...I tried setting up the RAID through bios and RAID setup both of which I did correctly I just need to install the NVRAID drivers.
zacheryandersen 1 year ago
@zacheryandersen Best bet is simply to google 'install nvraid'.
saturnalliance 1 year ago
@saturnalliance yeah I have. lots of different info.
zacheryandersen 1 year ago
my 1tb harddrive is slow when boot windows 64bit
i got 160gig and 1tb with no raid!! is that why it is slow?
oscar7610 1 year ago
@oscar7610 No. I doubt whether RAID would make any difference. I would be lookign elsewhere for solutions.
saturnalliance 1 year ago
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Can you used RAID if you have external hard drives? What about if you use an USB hub
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mothertaco 1 year ago
Very good video. Crystal clear explenation.
321bangbang123 1 year ago 2
@321bangbang123 Glad you liked it.
Thanks
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saturnalliance 1 year ago
Thankyou very much for that. Very simply & clearly put. I could use a lot more info but it would go out the other ear if I didn't start with something that lets me get my head around the concept. So this was very beneficial to me :-) I think RAID 1 would be perfect for my inhome use. Can I do it with 2x 250s for boot/OS & 2x500s for data storage, in 2 separate pairs?
SharnsiR 2 years ago
Thanks for the feedback.
Yes you can have 2 RAID 1 sets seperating OS and Data.
Robert
saturnalliance 2 years ago
Great. Is this where primary and secondary RAID comes in? Would I install them over separate sessions to establish the 2 different RAID setups? Thanks again for the video.
SharnsiR 2 years ago
Normally the RAID controller allows you to define which disks you want in which RAID set. Once defined the sets get built in the background automatically by the controller.
Thanks
Robert
saturnalliance 2 years ago
Thanks for the clip. Can you please help me with a question?
I'm configuring an HP desktop and can't decide whether to get a 500GB Raid 1 HD (2X500GB) or a single 1TB.
Since I still need to back up with an external HD, I'm not sure the Raid 1 offers enough safety advantage in return for the capacity loss.
Are raid systems more prone to technical problems, etc.? What's your opinion? Thanks!
reti123 2 years ago
A single disk means any single failure and you lose the lot. That is not the case with 2 x 500 in RAID 1 but you lose 50% capacity.
if you backup the whol disk externally regularly then RAID 1 may not be worthwhile. However consider the worst case scenerio. How long is going to take you to restore 1TB of data if the disk fails?
RAID systems are more complex than normal single disk systems but that is the price you pay for improved security.
Thanks
Robert
directorciaops 2 years ago
Thank-you.
reti123 2 years ago
so if i have only one 500gig hard drive im running the same risk of data loss as running 2 250 gig hard drives in raid 0?
cjo944 2 years ago
If you have your 2 x 250GB disks striped (ie combined together to form 1 x 500GB disk) then yes it is the same as a single hard disk because if 1 x 250 fails then you lose the whole stripe set, which means ALL the data is unreadable generally.
saturnalliance 2 years ago
ok i am totally new to RAID...just want to understand....
whats the one where all the drives are put together to make one big drive?
Also, dont hard drives last for ages and ages? why the need to have so many spare?
thanks :)
randomrat 2 years ago
Raid doesn't stand for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks... lol
RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks
Was a nice try though. =)
nganter33 3 years ago
Actually both are correct. Redundant Array of Independent (Inexpensive) Disks.
Razear 3 years ago
Easy, both are correct, though Inexpensive Disks is more commonly used than Independent Disks. It can also be called Inexpensive Drives, or Independent Drives.
DontGetaMac 3 years ago
Actually, when engineers at UC Berkeley first discussed the concept of RAID in 1988, the "I" DID stand for inexpensive... independent came much later.
The need for RAID was originally discussed because of the astronomical prices of single hard drives back then (a 10MB could cost $3500).
So saturnalliance actually had it right.
uspatriotsf 3 years ago
Thanks your tutorial is excellent and very educational. One thing i want to know is that i have multiple SATA HDD on my pc and i have to connect power/SATA connector every time switching the different operating system. Do you think a RAID drive is a solution to my problem. Please advice......
kachikaputinga 3 years ago
RAID functions like a single disk to the operating system. It still basically only has 1 OS on it. If you want to have multiple booting OS on the same hard disk you need to install a boot loader to allow this. RAID simply spreads all the hard disk information over multiple disks.
saturnalliance 3 years ago
By the way, "I" in "RAID" stands for "Independent" first, "Inexpensive" became a bacronym for it later. You also didn't explain striping which was (in my opinion) the greatest part of a RAID5 design (making it a faster read and fault tolerant at the same time).
sabriath 3 years ago
There is plenty of conjector as what the I stands for. I also agree with the comment about striping but the video is aimed at people who aren't IT savvy and are probably using just one disk. I wanted to keep it as simple as possible but I appreciate the feedback.
saturnalliance 3 years ago
Striping makes it faster yes, but striping in of itself offers NO fault tolerance, in fact the opposite. It is the parity that gives RAID5 its fault tolerance.
uspatriotsf 3 years ago
Wow, you didn't even read what I said and yet you corrected me with exactly the same shit.
What I said was that a RAID5 is designed WITH striping, and that the author (saturn) didn't mention about it when it was the biggest point of a RAID5. I mean, comparing it to the other fault tolerant arrays, RAID5 is better because of the striping. Am I making any sense, or is this just going to be replied with "no, no, no...heeehaww...heehaww"?
sabriath 3 years ago
Ahhh, "faster read AND fault tolerant AT THE SAME TIME." I see now, sorry, I misread the way you were saying that. My apologies.
uspatriotsf 3 years ago 2
It is totally cool with me....I take no grudges, I'm just a complete asshole sometimes.....ok....most of the time. I'm gonna go find something else to bitch about, cya.
sabriath 3 years ago
thanks it was really good. keep the good work up
lovemusicngolf 3 years ago
Appreciate the feedback. The more feedback, the more videos I'll do. So keep those comments coming.
saturnalliance 3 years ago
gr8 presentation... keep it up
nikkugautam 5 years ago