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How Would I Raid 0 The SSDs?

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I have 2 Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSDs not in raid 0, but I'm finding it uncomfortable having two SSDs, the exact same, without them being in raid 0.  After watching Linus's latest build guide I saw basically how to set them up in raid 0.

 

I'm pretty sure the Intel z87 chipset supports TRIM in raid 0, and my SSDs should run for a while (considering I've only had them for about a month).

 

The only problem I'm having is I need some questions answered and I need to know how to set the SSDs up in raid.

 

Here are my questions:

 

Am I able to take the SSDs out of Raid after I put them in Raid 0?

 

If one drive fails, will the other fail too or be able to be wiped and used again?

 

If I set up raid in the BIOS can there be driver issues when installing Windows?

 

Will Raid cause more Windows errors and driver problems compared to just using them independently. 

 

Can I put the SSDs in Raid 0 after I've used them for a while, I know the data will probably be wiped, but is it possible? 

 

Thanks in advance guys :)

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Here are my questions:

 

Am I able to take the SSDs out of Raid after I put them in Raid 0?

 

If one drive fails, will the other fail too or be able to be wiped and used again?

 

If I set up raid in the BIOS can there be driver issues when installing Windows?

 

Will Raid cause more Windows errors and driver problems compared to just using them independently. 

 

Can I put the SSDs in Raid 0 after I've used them for a while, I know the data will probably be wiped, but is it possible? 

 

Thanks in advance guys :)

 

You can take the SSD's out of RAID 0 any time you want but the data will be lost if you do that, just so you know, if you back it up first then no problem, OS will be gone as well you'll need to re-install yet again.

 

Yes, if one fails you can still use the functional SSD as a drive, OS or other.

 

After you set the SATA controller to RAID you will then have to enter the SATA RAID BIOS and create your RAID array, then proceed to install your OS and you will need to have the drivers ready in a thumb drive or CD/DVD disc and you will click the Add Drivers button when presented with the where do you want to install the OS dialog. Some Windows installers come with the RAID drivers so you'll see your RAID array listed and no need to add the drivers (Some not all).

 

RAID will not cause any additional errors unless the RAID array starts to fail, much like when a single drive system starts to fail.

 

Yes, you can set your SSD's to RAID 0 and then back to AHCI as many times as you want and yes you need to re-install or restore off another drive if you do a full system backup of each config.

 

Don't be scared of RAID 0, just as long as you backup your data as you would with a single drive system. Don't fall prey to the RAID 0 scare mongers, you need to backup your data in a single drive system as much as you do in a RAID 0 setup.

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You can take the SSD's out of RAID 0 any time you want but the data will be lost if you do that, just so you know, if you back it up first then no problem, OS will be gone as well you'll need to re-install yet again.

 

Yes, if one fails you can still use the functional SSD as a drive, OS or other.

 

After you set the SATA controller to RAID you will then have to enter the SATA RAID BIOS and create your RAID array, then proceed to install your OS and you will need to have the drivers ready in a thumb drive or CD/DVD disc and you will click the Add Drivers button when presented with the where do you want to install the OS dialog. Some Windows installers come with the RAID drivers so you'll see your RAID array listed and no need to add the drivers (Some not all).

 

RAID will not cause any additional errors unless the RAID array starts to fail, much like when a single drive system starts to fail.

 

Yes, you can set your SSD's to RAID 0 and then back to AHCI as many times as you want and yes you need to re-install or restore off another drive if you do a full system backup of each config.

 

Don't be scared of RAID 0, just as long as you backup your data as you would with a single drive system. Don't fall prey to the RAID 0 scare mongers, you need to backup your data in a single drive system as much as you do in a RAID 0 setup.

Thanks, but how would I get the drivers? 

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Thanks, but how would I get the drivers? 

 

Go to your Motherboards Vendor Web Site, search for your Motherboard model and click support or driver downloads for the OS you are using, make sure to get the 64bit specific drivers if using 64bit and 32 if 32bit.

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You can take the SSD's out of RAID 0 any time you want but the data will be lost if you do that, just so you know, if you back it up first then no problem, OS will be gone as well you'll need to re-install yet again.

 

Yes, if one fails you can still use the functional SSD as a drive, OS or other.

 

After you set the SATA controller to RAID you will then have to enter the SATA RAID BIOS and create your RAID array, then proceed to install your OS and you will need to have the drivers ready in a thumb drive or CD/DVD disc and you will click the Add Drivers button when presented with the where do you want to install the OS dialog. Some Windows installers come with the RAID drivers so you'll see your RAID array listed and no need to add the drivers (Some not all).

 

RAID will not cause any additional errors unless the RAID array starts to fail, much like when a single drive system starts to fail.

 

Yes, you can set your SSD's to RAID 0 and then back to AHCI as many times as you want and yes you need to re-install or restore off another drive if you do a full system backup of each config.

 

Don't be scared of RAID 0, just as long as you backup your data as you would with a single drive system. Don't fall prey to the RAID 0 scare mongers, you need to backup your data in a single drive system as much as you do in a RAID 0 setup.

 

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Go to your Motherboards Vendor Web Site, search for your Motherboard model and click support or driver downloads for the OS you are using, make sure to get the 64bit specific drivers if using 64bit and 32 if 32bit.

Thanks, but I've decided to just leave it.  Because it just really confuses me, its not that you explained anything wrong, its just that I cant understand.  

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