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Nelmeco
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_ 		24. September 2009 @ 17:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I currently have a 1TB hard drive installed in my computer, if I decided to add another one and put it in Raid 0, will I have to reinstall my OS? I think I probably would, but I just wanted to make sure here before I screw anything up.

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dailun
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_ 		24. September 2009 @ 18:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes, you will need to rebuild from scratch.

IMHO, if you are doing RAID 0 without a tape (or other) backup system for regular backups, you are an "accident waiting to happen".

Data cannot be recovered if you lose one disk of a RAID 0.

2TB of data is a lot to lose.
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Nelmeco
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Thanks!
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_ 		24. September 2009 @ 19:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Stick to two separate drives, most 1TB HDDs are fast enough on their own.
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Nelmeco
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_ 		24. September 2009 @ 20:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Would the speed up be noticeable if I did put them in Raid 0?
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sammorris
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No, not really. RAID0 isn't that important for performance of an OS drive. You'd be much better off buying an SSD and using that as your OS drive instead.
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