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Peter Brayshaw · 01-03-2008, 12:14 PM

Ok I am trying to maximize my HD performance. I currently run two 7200 rpm drives in raid0 with windows and all my programs on ithe raid array and one 7200rpm drive for storage of personal files(docs, movies music,etc).

I just received two new WD 10,000 rpm 16mb cache raptors. I was curious what is the fastest way to utilize these. I was planning on putting them in raid0 and again keeping my OS and programs on it and keeping an additional drive for storage. But I also thought of scrapping that idea and using one raptor for my os, another for software and then one of the old 7200 rmp drives for storage.

Also right now my cluster size is 128k. The computer is pretty fast but boot time seems a bit long. Some have recommended a smaller cluster size for a bit better boot times and efficiency in raid0. Any insight on this would also be useful.

Basically my hard drives are the choke point for my computer, and I would like that fastest set up I can get with these two new drives to help lessen that.

Thanks in advance

-Pete B.

01-03-2008, 12:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Peter Brayshaw Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mass Posts: 10 OS: XP x64	What is the fastest set up. Ok I am trying to maximize my HD performance. I currently run two 7200 rpm drives in raid0 with windows and all my programs on ithe raid array and one 7200rpm drive for storage of personal files(docs, movies music,etc). I just received two new WD 10,000 rpm 16mb cache raptors. I was curious what is the fastest way to utilize these. I was planning on putting them in raid0 and again keeping my OS and programs on it and keeping an additional drive for storage. But I also thought of scrapping that idea and using one raptor for my os, another for software and then one of the old 7200 rmp drives for storage. Also right now my cluster size is 128k. The computer is pretty fast but boot time seems a bit long. Some have recommended a smaller cluster size for a bit better boot times and efficiency in raid0. Any insight on this would also be useful. Basically my hard drives are the choke point for my computer, and I would like that fastest set up I can get with these two new drives to help lessen that. Thanks in advance -Pete B.