Lokaar Posted December 22, 2005 Posted December 22, 2005 Hi all, i was wondering which SATA controller i should use for my two raptors. Is there any reason to choose one over the other (appart from cable routing)? When i get my third hard disk (not to be raided) should i put it on the same controller or the other one? And if i only use one controller, do i need to load both sets of drivers when installing window? Also, does resetting the CMOS, restoring BIOS settings or flashing the BIOS have any negative effects on RAID arrays? I don't want to loose all my data by mistake! Thanks in advance for any advice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackDragon24 Posted December 22, 2005 Posted December 22, 2005 Hi all, i was wondering which SATA controller i should use for my two raptors. Is there any reason to choose one over the other (appart from cable routing)? When i get my third hard disk (not to be raided) should i put it on the same controller or the other one? And if i only use one controller, do i need to load both sets of drivers when installing window? Also, does resetting the CMOS, restoring BIOS settings or flashing the BIOS have any negative effects on RAID arrays? I don't want to loose all my data by mistake! Thanks in advance for any advice. Use the NVraid....much better performance...I have the silicon image controller disabled completely I run my two raptors off of nv 1&2 and my other backup drive on nv3. You only have to enable raid on nv 1&2 and you only need to load the nv raid and storage drivers at windows setup from your flopy disk. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lokaar Posted December 22, 2005 Posted December 22, 2005 great, thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmf Posted December 22, 2005 Posted December 22, 2005 You may also want to try using channels 1 and 3 for your raid setup. Then each hdd will be the primary drive on the controller. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfinityComplex Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 I want to setup a raid array with my 300GB drives can I put them on 1&3 and my single drive on 2 or should I put the raid on 1&2 and the single on 3. Also what are the best stripe and cluster size to use I am going to be installing XP Pro x64 Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLI-DR User Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 Use the NVraid....much better performance...I have the silicon image controller disabled completely I run my two raptors off of nv 1&2 and my other backup drive on nv3. You only have to enable raid on nv 1&2 and you only need to load the nv raid and storage drivers at windows setup from your flopy disk. im on the other way :nod: i completely disabled NV Sata's and used Silicon Sata. The reason is that i can reduce the stress on the Nvidia Chipset and ofcourse my SATA HD is only 1.5Gps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
supershanks Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 You may also want to try using channels 1 and 3 for your raid setup. Then each hdd will be the primary drive on the controller - there is no primary ?????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfinityComplex Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 So you are saying it doesn't matter where I plug the drives. What about cluster and stripe sizes? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squid1 Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 The SIL controller is much slower as a chip, and it is connected with the slow 32bit/33MHz PCI bus, so it's dual-snailed. The NV controller is much superior. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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