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DarquePervert · 09-21-2005, 02:04 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by EBJUSTIN

I'm upgrading to the SP13000 and I was wondering if it is worth looking into doing a RAID setup on the two SATA ports. Would the bootup time be reduced if RAID 0 (striping) was used?

Longer than without it.
RAID is silly in the car. Two hard drives will eat up precious limited power and the performance gains are minimal.

09-21-2005, 02:04 PM	#2
DarquePervert Neither darque nor pervert DarquePervert's CarPC Specs Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In The Sticks near The 'Ham Vehicle: 2003 Toyota Tacoma X-Cab Posts: 11,701 My Photos: ()	Quote: Originally Posted by EBJUSTIN I'm upgrading to the SP13000 and I was wondering if it is worth looking into doing a RAID setup on the two SATA ports. Would the bootup time be reduced if RAID 0 (striping) was used? Longer than without it. RAID is silly in the car. Two hard drives will eat up precious limited power and the performance gains are minimal. __________________ SEARCH: It's how information gets found! How To Ask Questions The Smart Way [\|\|\|\|\|\|\|--] - 80% (I estimate completion in Spring '07) My Worklog