Interesting line from the manual of HP Pavilion m9088hk
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NOTE: *RAID 5 requires three HDDs and RAID 10 requires four HDDs.
While this motherboard can support RAID 5 and 10, only RAID 0
and RAID 1 modes are supported.
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Paul
> What does the following mean?
>
> *** begin quote ***
> NOTE: *RAID 5 requires three HDDs and RAID 10 requires four HDDs.
> While this motherboard can support RAID 5 and 10, only RAID 0
> and RAID 1 modes are supported.
> *** end quote ***
>
My guess, is the computer case holds two hard drives. It would
be pretty hard to do RAID5 or RAID10, unless the computer case
had room to store the extra drive(s). So I think they're referring
to how much room the computer case has to hold the necessary
hard drives.
Paul
Man-wai Chang to The Door (+MS=32B)
> be pretty hard to do RAID5 or RAID10, unless the computer case
> had room to store the extra drive(s). So I think they're referring
> to how much room the computer case has to hold the necessary
> hard drives.
Correct! I had opened the case and saw only 2 bays for 3.5" hard disks.
How would you have written it? :)
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Pen
>> be pretty hard to do RAID5 or RAID10, unless the computer case
>> had room to store the extra drive(s). So I think they're referring
>> to how much room the computer case has to hold the necessary
>> hard drives.
>
> Correct! I had opened the case and saw only 2 bays for 3.5" hard disks.
>
> How would you have written it? :)
>
Paul
>> be pretty hard to do RAID5 or RAID10, unless the computer case
>> had room to store the extra drive(s). So I think they're referring
>> to how much room the computer case has to hold the necessary
>> hard drives.
>
> Correct! I had opened the case and saw only 2 bays for 3.5" hard disks.
>
> How would you have written it? :)
>
"Your computer holds a maximum of two 3.5" hard drives. Due to this
physical limitation, RAID options with the drives are limited to
RAID0 or RAID1. If you wish to use the motherboard supported
RAID5 or RAID10 capability, storage adapters are available to
fit 2.5" hard drives in 3.5" bays, and by that means, the necessary
total three or four drives can be fitted. This may require additional
power adapter cables.
http://www.startech.com/Share/Gallery/Large/SATA35252X.Clarge.jpg "
HTH,
Paul
Man-wai Chang to The Door (+MS=32B)
> physical limitation, RAID options with the drives are limited to
> RAID0 or RAID1. If you wish to use the motherboard supported
> RAID5 or RAID10 capability, storage adapters are available to
> fit 2.5" hard drives in 3.5" bays, and by that means, the necessary
> total three or four drives can be fitted. This may require additional
> power adapter cables.
This Is It! I wonder whether HP management cares about written manuals... :)
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Man-wai Chang to The Door (+MS=32B)
>> requires four HDDs. While this motherboard can support RAID 5
>> and 10, only RAID 0 and RAID 1 modes are supported.
RAID 0 can use 3 drives... :)
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/ v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you!
/( _ )\ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.31-14-generic
^ ^ 16:55:03 up 9 days 22:36 2 users load average: 3.94 3.59 3.49