Has anyone out there set up a RAID1 on this? I don't see RAID included in the chipset . . . I'm planning to use 64-bit Win7 pro.
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look here, windows 7 supports software raid http://www.buildegg.com/bewp/?p=44
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@ Willie, that link you said is for the RAID version of this card. The correct link is: http://www.sybausa.com/productInfo.php?iid=1376
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i think proraid supports raid functionality, this is the one i have and i'm using raid 5the other one does not contain raid functionality and is just a straigt forward enclosure that will give you one volume per HD installed at least.
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I returned my LSI card, because it wouldn't work on my Asus or Gigabyte motherboard. I have an Areca raid card now, but it works much better than the LSI. As for the specs, of the LSI here is the website. http://www.lsi.com/products/raid-controllers/pages/default.aspx
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Yes, that's what I currently have it running with. However do NOT use the drivers that come in the box for the raid controller.
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Mine came with 2 drives with RAID 1. Suggest you to review the spec at http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/library/SpecSheet/ENG/4178-705315.pdf
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I don't think so. This is just a cheap alternative to more expensive RAID products.However, I think it will work on the specified chipset you mention. But definitely not in RAID mode.
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This model does not have RAID 0. Only the very top end model has tha(UX301-XH71T I think)--Edit: Apparently I was incorrect, as the person in the comment reply below said this model does in fact have Raid 0 (according to "Properties" of the 2 partitions, OS and DATA). There is no option in the BIOS to disable this, which is unfortunate. Although RAID 0 using SSDs is not nearly as dangerous for your data as with a normal hard-drive since a failure is so unlikely.
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Honest opinion as much as this may suck to hear, take the hot swap out. Mine was faulty and from reviews I've seen I'm far from the only one it happened too. A hot swap would a been nice but I had error after error on my raid and soon as I took it out no more errors.
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Blake I'm sorry for this late response. on May 22, 2013 my heart decided to attack me. I installed the card so that I could install another hard drive and to overcome an unreliable sata port on my motherboard. the printed instructions that came with the board were printed on a single sided half sheet of paper (very small print) I only read them briefly as I was not going to try to boot off of the raid card. But I'm fairly certain that booting from the card was one of the choices. after installing the card and connecting the hard drives and starting the computer up I'm running XP Home SP3 the "found new hardware" pest popped up I closed it and installed the mini Disc that came with the card, the drivers were installed and the computer rebooted. Now on the post start up screen the offer to enter the raid controller is the first thing that comes up, you get about five seconds to press F3. Hope this helps.
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Absolutely. For the how-to setup go to pcworld/pcmag/cnet and read the test reviews. Several magazines talked about how to use this device in a non-RAID configuration.
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You can use the motherboard's onboard controller for booting the OS. This is how I've set up my controller. Only data is stored on the RAID. As for the second part, if you have 2 drives, they can be either striped (RAID0) OR striped (RAID1). If you have more drives, you can configure it in more ways. I use 4 3TB drives in a RAID10 (stripe and mirroring) configuration.
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Hello fellow Transcend card user: First of all, I am not using my card in a RAID configuration. However, I do believe your assumption is correct. I have an ASUS MoBo and to access the installed RAID functionality of the MoBo, I have to attach the hard drives directly to a specific set of SATA III I/O ports. You may want to check your MoBo manual for such requirements. You may also want to pose this question to your Mobo manufacturer. Further, you may want to consider running your RAID configuration from a USB-3 and/or e-SATA external RAID enclosure. Hope this information can be of some help - Good luck.
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here is article: http://www.lockergnome.com/hardware/2011/12/09/how-to-make-a-raid-1-das-for-under-125/
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Yes either raid 0 or raid 1 is possible. I would not recommend this product though.
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It's either/or. When you set the drive up you have the choice of using the RAID 1 or 0 configuration. If you decide to change your mind later, you'll end up losing everything you've stored on the drive. I stuck with the RAID 1 config to provide redundancy, even though it cut the capacity by half.
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No idea but Google around. I see lots of comments about SSD and RAID setups on the net. Good luck!