1 To (2x500 Go) inside  PowerMac G5 Dual-Core: RAID 0 ?

Hy,
I would like to know if I must formate my hards disks (2x500 Go) in RAID 0. Which are the advantages of RAID 0 for Final Cut Pro ? Really faster and powerful ? Separate the capture scratch and render files on two differents disks accelerates really the performances of CPF ?
Thank in advance.

I would go with an external SATA enclosure for video. You would notice a huge improvement with 4 or more drives in a RAID 0 for some good action.
Look into Firmtek and Sonnet for their products, they're both really nice. If you're looking to just start out with a 2-drive array look into the Firmtek products, they're affordable and very reliable.
I wouldn't stripe a RAID 0 in the G5 since you need one of those bays to boot with. You can always add an internal drive bracket for additional drives but that has its disadvantages as well.
Good luck.

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