SSD Raid 0 setup before Win 10 Install?

[infever]

Hey guys,

 

I've just recently purchased 2 Intel 120GB SSDs that I want to config in a Raid 0 on my PC.

I'm using a Asus Z97-P motherboard which I have confirmed is capable of RAID.

 

So I wanted to do a fresh install of Windows 10 so I've created a bootable USB.

The drives are completely wiped, no OS or anything on them.

 

My question is, how do I setup the raid for these 2 SSDs before running the Windows 10 install?

[Arty]

I would have just bought 1 bigger ssd but ok.

[Mattyd7829]

You need to set your bios to show a raid setup, then you get an extra screen before your post screen which is where you configure your raid

[pwn_intended]

Enable raid mode in the SATA operation part of your bios. Then I think its Ctrl+i when you turn he computer on to get into the Intel Raid utility.

[infever]

I would have just bought 1 bigger ssd but ok.

Well the case was that I already had 1 120GB SSD, and with 2 SSDs I will be getting double the read and write speed, which I believe wouldn't be achieved with only 1 240 GB SSD?

[pwn_intended]

Well the case was that I already had 1 120GB SSD, and with 2 SSDs I will be getting double the read and write speed, which I believe wouldn't be achieved with only 1 240 GB SSD?

In Theory you get double speed. In practise, you won't be able to tell the difference. Also your boot time will increase a couple seconds because the intel raid utility now has to start up before your system starts even booting from the drives.

[infever]

In Theory you get double speed. In practise, you won't be able to tell the difference. Also your boot time will increase a couple seconds because the intel raid utility now has to start up before your system starts even booting from the drives.

Aha I see, so there isn't really a point of connecting drives to a raid 0, it would be better to just get one with bigger capacity?

[pwn_intended]

Aha I see, so there isn't really a point of connecting drives to a raid 0, it would be better to just get one with bigger capacity?

 

Always better to use one bigger, but i mean if the first one was free, not complaints there. I would probably just run them as 2 separate drives. Keep games on one, your OS on the other, whatever you choose. Also that way if one dies, you don't lose everything. And you dont have to worry about the intel raid setup/

[infever]

Always better to use one bigger, but i mean if the first one was free, not complaints there. I would probably just run them as 2 separate drives. Keep games on one, your OS on the other, whatever you choose. Also that way if one dies, you don't lose everything. And you dont have to worry about the intel raid setup/

Thank you very much for your kind help! I'll be using them as separate drives then!