Guys, here is a challenge for you...regarding hard disks

[HIVOLTAG3]

Well, the archives i extract are those huge torrent files and they are IO intensive, not CPU intensive.

I have not given up RAID-0. But RAID doesn't overcome the slowness due to access time. For example, I did a image backup of C: drive (RAID-0 first partition) to the final partition of the RAID volume as well as the single 500GB drive. (Note that, even a single drive in the RAID-0 volume is faster than the 500GB drive) Saving the image in the RAID volume took over 4 minutes, while saving it to the 500GB drive took only 2 minutes.

And yes, I use the RAID volume for Windows, Programs and Games. Final partition is used for less frequently used data (those data is backed up anyway)

ok..

thats fact seems true.. itz ok to take 4min to copy file through RAID-0 array.and 2min to copy that on to 500gb hdd.

what u hv done is,copy/backup file

1. RAID-0[1st partition] >> RAID-0[same array] [note that ur os is also on RAID-0]
2. RAID-0 >> 500GB [this is same as HDD to HDD copy]

now u can see that in the 1 step ur RAID-0 array getting busy while coping.
second step is more like HDD to HDD copying. this must b faster than step 1 anyway.

 

[Anusha]

ok..

thats fact seems true.. itz ok to take 4min to copy file through RAID-0 array.and 2min to copy that on to 500gb hdd.

what u hv done is,copy/backup file

1. RAID-0[1st partition] >> RAID-0[same array] [note that ur os is also on RAID-0]
2. RAID-0 >> 500GB [this is same as HDD to HDD copy]

now u can see that in the 1 step ur RAID-0 array getting busy while coping.
second step is more like HDD to HDD copying. this must b faster than step 1 anyway.

yes yes i know! i didn't need an explanation. i'm saying that the access times are more important than transfer speeds.

 

[HIVOLTAG3]

yes yes i know! i didn't need an explanation. i'm saying that the access times are more important than transfer speeds.

1.well actually itz not access time, itz due to seek time.

2. i try to point out dat u cant copmare above steps 1 wit 2

hmm

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im outta here,

wish u gud luck..

 

[Anusha]

1.well actually itz not access time, itz due to seek time.

2. i try to point out dat u cant copmare above steps 1 wit 2

hmm

mekai machan itin kiyanna thiyenne, ubata oke pref gana occharama case 1k thiyenam high end data solution 1k set kara ganin.

im outta here,

wish u gud luck..

isn't seek time + rotational delay = access time?

high performance data solution ekak kiwwe? i wouldn't spend USD3000 and get a super fast 80GB SSD drive from Iomega :/