[H-GEN] RAID controllers on MoBos

[David Jericho]

Gary Curtis wrote:
> So is there any merit in separating OS and data, or do I just
> create a big RAID10 with md and store the lot in there?

Unless you're going to a battery backed up RAID card, no. The failure
modes for both are the same, they just move from one location to
another.

> So the mobo (ASUS P5B-E+) with its whole mess of SATA2
> plugholes is fine as I am not using the onboard "raid", I'm just
> using them as individual disks (from the mobo's viewpoint).

I use the RAID assist card on my home PC's motherboard as a series of
extra ports and it works fine. Usually the controllers can be switched
between disk controller and RAID controller modes.

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