Under RaidXpert, enable NCQ and write back cache for better performance. You may also want to "short-stroke" the RAID 0 partition just for the OS and important programs and leave the rest of space for other unimportant stuff. You can use 100GB from each drive (total 200GB) just for this RAID 0 partition. Access times will be better and read / writes will be consistant throughout like SSD drives.
On 17 October 2010 05:41, Scoobydo <[email protected]> wrote: > Just bought a second identical drive from Ebay to create a RAID 0 setup on > my game box below. Re-installed Win7 Pro and all my drivers copied > \Steamapps back into my new Steam installation and man is it fast. Probably > not as quick as an SSD but still noticeably faster. This is my first RAID > setup ever and the first time I've not used legacy IDE in the BIOS. The > manual that came with my board walked me through it and it worked right the > first time. The only snag I ran into was my SATA DVD drive cable had to be > plugged into another port before I could install Windows. Highly > recommended.. > > -- > Opera's e-mail client > > Main Machine: > Generic Steel Case > ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 Mobo > AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (Default speed) > OCZ DDR3 1333 (2x2=4) > Palit GTX460 1 Gig (OC'd to 865 MHz) > WD Cariar Black 640 Gig > Lite On 22X DVD Burner > ASUS 21.5" 1080P Monitor > fold...@home (11,000 PPD) > > Game Box: > Cooler Master CM690 Mid-Tower > Gigabyte 785G/SB710 > AMD Phenom II X2 555 C3 > Corsair Dominator RAM 2 gigs > PowerColor HD5770 1 gig > Seasonic 550 watt PSU > 2 Seagate 7200.12 500 gig (RAID 0) > LiteOn DVD Burner >
