I have read through wikipedia what the differences are between RAID 1 and RAID 0 and it said for RAID 0
"RAID 0 is also used in some gaming systems where performance is desired and data integrity is not very important. However, real-world tests with games have shown that RAID-0 performance gains are minimal, although some desktop applications will benefit.[1][2] Another article examined these claims and concludes that "Striping does not always increase performance (in certain situations it will actually be slower than a non-RAID setup), but in most situations it will yield a significant improvement in performance." [3]"
Basically I want to know since my notebook is a gaming notebook as well as doing normal everyday computer stuff which RAID would be better for my system. These are the two Hard Drives which are in my notebook:
Western Digital Scorpio 320 GB 7200 RPM
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1213047091665
Also I would like to know if I have to do a compete format of my notebook in order to use RAID. Basically is it worth it or should I just use it as extra storage space which I really don't need since my desktop has 1.5 TB worth of space in which I can just copy and move things over.
If I do have to do a reformat is there some way I can put a mirror image of my hard drive onto a portable hard drive and just move it back over? If so how would I go about doing that?
Thank you for your time
"RAID 0 is also used in some gaming systems where performance is desired and data integrity is not very important. However, real-world tests with games have shown that RAID-0 performance gains are minimal, although some desktop applications will benefit.[1][2] Another article examined these claims and concludes that "Striping does not always increase performance (in certain situations it will actually be slower than a non-RAID setup), but in most situations it will yield a significant improvement in performance." [3]"
Basically I want to know since my notebook is a gaming notebook as well as doing normal everyday computer stuff which RAID would be better for my system. These are the two Hard Drives which are in my notebook:
Western Digital Scorpio 320 GB 7200 RPM
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1213047091665
Also I would like to know if I have to do a compete format of my notebook in order to use RAID. Basically is it worth it or should I just use it as extra storage space which I really don't need since my desktop has 1.5 TB worth of space in which I can just copy and move things over.
If I do have to do a reformat is there some way I can put a mirror image of my hard drive onto a portable hard drive and just move it back over? If so how would I go about doing that?
Thank you for your time
