Hi, about w700 raid 0

Hi everyone I'm now using a w700 and using 2 hard drives to make a raid 0. i'm wondering does w700 support to build a raid 0 with 3 hard drives, which one of them is in the cd-rom hard drive adaptor? Thanks!!

SSD might be the way to go,
I have a W701 with just a single 160GB and its amazingly fast, much faster than the two raided disks it came with.
I know someone who has two SSD's in RAID 0 and its even faster!!
Personally I could never go back to mechanical drives except for raw storage.
ThinkPad W701 25002LG, i7 2Ghz,FX 3800M, 4Gb,16GB, SSD 320GB, DVDRW, RGB WUXGA, Wacom, Col Sensor, Fingerprint reader, Mini Dock

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Yet another question about super raid - GS70

Yes, another question about Super Raid...I recently picked up the cheapest model of the GS70 on newegg which comes with 1 mSata SSD...just a mediocre one if I remember reading correctly. I'm interested in using MSI's Super Raid once my warranty is over with and have been reading a couple posts here:
1. Walk through of how to reinstall OS
--> https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=167198.msg1224063#msg1224063
2. I'll need a Super Raid card with links to get some, for about $100 each
--> https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=171722.msg1252847#msg1252847
3. I can't get Super Raid unless it originally came with it?
--> https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=171185.msg1249640#msg1249640
So what's the bottom line? Would I still be able to enable super raid in the future or am I SOL since it didn't come with it originally?
thanks!

The GT70 CAN come with an adapter that has 2 (on the older, GT70 0NX models) or 3 (on newer GT70 20X models) sockets for mSATA drives. It's an optional part, that takes place of the primary SATA drive in the notebook, and physically has a different part that connects to the motherboard. If it doesn't come with the SuperRaid adapter, then it just has support for a single 2.5" SATA drive.
The GS70 on the otherhand, has this built into the motherboard and there is no swapping it out for a normal 2.5" SATA drive. You can only use mSATA drives (on those ports). The GS70 is meant to be an ultrabook, and therefore does not have the same ability as the GT70 to house up to 2 full size 2.5" SATA drives.
That's really the main difference here. Without physically seeing a GT70 to see how the SuperRaid adapter works, it's slightly difficult to explain.
But in the end, I wouldn't worry about the SuperRaid....The GS70 should have support for Intel Raid Management Engine, in which case that's all you really need.

A question about Thunderbolt Raid 0's as drives for Premiere

Hi all,
I've had a browse through the forum, and found some material relating to this topic, but I'm looking for a definitive as possible answer to this.
I've just left the company I used to work for, and I've begun to set up a small editing suite at home for freelance work. I've always had engineers build me workstations in the past, so I'm a little lost. I, so far, have the follwing hardware:
iMac 27" (late 2012)
32gb RAM
i7 3.4ghz
1 x 1tb internal 7200rpm drive
1 x 4tb Lacie Raid 0 Thunderbolt drive
I'm thinking about going for the classic 3 drive structure: 1.) Internal drive for apps, 2.) 1 x drive for media, and 3.) 1 x drive for previews, cache et al.
My question then, finally, is can I use these Thunderbolt Raid 0 drives as my drives 2.) and 3.)? I ran a speedtest on my current Lacie, and it was pretty impressive. I just don't want to go out and get another one to find that it's not up to the tasks I need it for above.
Thanks in advance for any of your help.
Ken

Yes use Lacie R0 as the media and cache and I suggest you do. Adding TB devices chained will raise the latency. That 1 Raid 0 will be more than fast enough for both.
Eric
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Qosmio G30 - Question about the Raid driver

Do i actually need this driver to use RAID? If its set in BIOS, what does the driver actually do? apart from give you health stats?
Cheers

Yes, you need the RAID driver.
I think The Qosmio G30 was designed with the RAID feature like some G20 units.
Without this RAID driver you will be not able to install the OS because the OS setup cannot recognize the HDD.
The RAID uses two options:
RAID-0 (Striping): two HDDs are used as one big drive, if one HDD fails all data is lost
RAID-1 (Mirroring): both HDDs contain the same data, if one drive fails data is not lost
I think you could check this posting and additionally use the forum advanced search for more results about RAID.
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=14349&messageID=52359
In the user manual you will also find many info about RAID

About: making RAID sets - partition independant?

(the querry made simple: look last 2 lines)
When making a RAID set, whatever the type it is, will it rely on the partitions or on the disk itself?
In the Disk Utility help it keeps mentioning "disk", and when I was about to create a set, it also asked me about "disk".
I have set up 2 partitions for the purpose of testing RAID for me, being about the same size on a big backup drive.
The drive itself also has a bit of free space filled with original files.
So I wanted to mirror, say, RAID test 1 and RAID test 2, both of them being on the same disk.
Will it work?
Or will it wipe my disk?

A RAID may be constructed using individual partitions on separate drives although using the whole drive would be preferred for speed. You could actually RAID multiple partitions on the same drive, but of course what would be the point.
I've actually used two drives each with three separate partitions and created three separate RAIDs of two partitions each. Not particularly efficient but it does work.
There is really no point to creating a RAID of two partitions on the same drive. And, certainly no point creating a mirrored RAID this way.
Any RAID you create with Disk Utility will erase the drives used (or partitions.)
RAID Basics
For basic definitions and discussion of what a RAID is and the different types of RAIDs see RAIDs. Additional discussions plus advantages and disadvantages of RAIDs and different RAID arrays see:
RAID Tutorial
RAID Array and Server: Hardware and Service Comparison>.
Hardware or Software RAID?
RAID Hardware Vs RAID Software - What is your best option?
RAID is a method of combining multiple disk drives into a single entity in order to improve the overall performance and reliability of your system. The different options for combining the disks are referred to as RAID levels. There are several different levels of RAID available depending on the needs of your system. One of the options available to you is whether you should use a Hardware RAID solution or a Software RAID solution.
RAID Hardware is always a disk controller to which you can cable up the disk drives. RAID Software is a set of kernel modules coupled together with management utilities that implement RAID in Software and require no additional hardware.
Pros and cons
Software RAID is more flexible than Hardware RAID. Software RAID is also considerably less expensive. On the other hand, a Software RAID system requires more CPU cycles and power to run well than a comparable Hardware RAID System. Also, because Software RAID operates on a partition by partition basis where a number of individual disk partitions are grouped together as opposed to Hardware RAID systems which generally group together entire disk drives, Software RAID tends be slightly more complicated to run. This is because it has more available configurations and options. An added benefit to the slightly more expensive Hardware RAID solution is that many Hardware RAID systems incorporate features that are specialized for optimizing the performance of your system.
For more detailed information on the differences between Software RAID and Hardware RAID you may want to read: Hardware RAID vs. Software RAID: Which Implementation is Best for my Application?

About software RAID and Time Machine..

Hi, i've been reading a lot on the forums lately cause my MacPro is in the mail and i haven't found exact answers to my questions. Here you go:
I plan on setting up a RAID 0 on the Mac Pro. For speed.
My Hardware is 1x500GB (oem) and 2x320GB(F1). My plan is to make a RAID 0 boot drive with the two 320gb and use the stock 500GB for time Machine. For me, that would give me speed and reliability for not much cost. (I also have and external 250gb for music and video, witch i won't backup)
Questions,
+ I read somewhere here that you can't update your system if you have a RAID 0 Boot drive? Have i misread something? What's the truth about that?
+ How fast does Time Machine take up space? I really dont think i'll fill half of the 640GB.. I guess if Time Machine is incremental it shouldn't be too bad.
+ Can i use my Time Machine drive as a Scratch disk? withour partition? or is it "restricted" to Time Machine? ( for Photoshop.. )
+ My ideal/futur setup would have a 64GB SSD as the Boot drive, my RAID as Data, and my Time Machine Disk. Will Time Machine be able to backup from the all the disks at the same time?
i guess that's it for now.. :P
Thanks
Jeff

RAID is fine, just always have backups you can boot from.
I would invest in some drives.
RAID doesn't always provide the best benefits.
A dedicated scratch disk or RAID might make more sense.
Also dedicated boot drives for some.
Cheap and fast:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western%20Digital/WD6400AAKS/
fast but not cheap:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western%20Digital/WD3000HLFS/
And a pair of 10K VelociRaptors makes more sense if you think you need 200MB/sec boot or scratch. See: http://barefeats.com/hard103.html
And plan to upgrade to 8 x 1GB or something.
http://www.barefeats.com/harper3.html
So use TimeMachine, but also use SuperDuper. I'm not a fan of 320GB drives mainly because the 640 and above are affordable and offer better performance.
If you don't backup you will at some point wish you had, not if, but when, and I would caution - never have only one backup set or method.

Merged: Questions about Marval RAID + MSI Drive Booster - what is it? [P55-GD85]

Marvel RAID is a hardware solution so I assumed that a RAID array would be recognized after a boot up.
I booted with my Acronis bootable rescue CD and all I see is the two individual HDDs.
Any ideas

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Marvel RAID is a hardware solution so I assumed that a RAID array would be recognized after a boot up.
First and foremost, the Marvell Chipset provides SATA III Connectivity. There is an option in BIOS Setup labeled "SATA 6Gb/s Controller Mode" which is there to set the controller to the desired operating mode. The Default Setting is SATA "IDE Mode" (SATA IDE/Compatibility Mode) and not a particular RAID Mode.
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Please explain what this tool is for?
Is it only for eSATA?
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Or will it work with a Marvel RAID array?
It is a JMicron Utility, have a look:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/brighter7/screenshots/drive_booster_manager_error_pic_2.png

Simple question about one RAID and 2 XServes

Hey Guys,
I have an old G5 XServe controlling an XServe RAID and want to add another XServe for Final Cut Server.
Is it possible to run one fiber line to one server and the other to the other server?
I'd like a straight shot to the RAID for maximized bandwidth, but maybe it doesn't work that way or wouldn't matter.
Thanks for your expertise.

Is it possible to run one fiber line to one server and the other to the other server?
Yes, this is possible. Each xserve will have access to each half off the xraid. Each xserve can not access the other half! This is due to the design of xraids. Actually the xraids are two sets. Each set has a controller and 7 disks. These two sets are placed in one physical box. There is no data path between the two sets.
If you want to access the same data from 2 machines, this will not work. If you want to have each machine it's own data, you will be comfortable.
Regards
Donald

Confused about SATA RAID and SATA DVD

I'm planning to build a system based on the P965 Platinum board and I'm considering implementing a RAID 0 array. However, I have read of many problems with RAID and SATA DVD writers. Are most problems just due to BIOS problems or are there more inherent problems? Are people successfully running this board with a RAID array and SATA DVD? Can you boot from the SATA DVD drive?
If I have a pair of drives in a RAID array, can I add further hard drives that will not be in a RAID array? I won't trust RAID for all my data and I don't want to use mirroring.
I'm confused and I can't seem to find any definitive answers on this.
Thanks
Teresa

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Thanks Maesus. Will the drive from an AHCI machine only work in another machine set up with AHCI?
Teresa, yes but not always, this AHCI is driver bound. And because this AHCI is driver bound, it makes it hard to change from IDE to AHCI for a IDE driver installed OS, as the OS doesn't have AHCI driver installed. So when you change to AHCI setting in the BIOS, the OS refuse to load further. AHCI is driver bound, and it is also controller/chipset bound. If you installed an OS with AHCI settings enabled in an AMD system, you may not run that in an AHCI Intel system. Vice versa.
Quote from: Teresa on 20-May-07, 19:51:36
I ask this because there's a thread here that gives instructions on how to turn on AHCI after Win XP has been installed. That tends to suggest that AHCI makes a difference to an operating system install.
This is only because the OS installer doesn't have AHCI driver built-in. If you slip-streamed your OS installer with AHCI drivers, your OS installation will go smoothly.
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Or is it a case that the disk's data can still be read on another machine without AHCI but it can't be used to run Win XP? I just need to know that I can pull my data hard disk out of my system and access it on another older machine that doesn't have ACHI.
Yes, the disk's data still can be read anywhere else. Just that it cannot be used to boot up to WinXP, if that WinXP doesn't have AHCI driver installed.
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Hopefully one day soon I'll reach a critical threshold of knowledge and actually start ordering the parts for my build.
Teresa
Let's make it simple. Treat IDE, AHCI and RAID-0 as different HDD drivers. WinXP has IDE driver built-in. Vista should have all drivers built-in. IDE and AHCI data structure is the same. However, RAID-0 data structure stored in the HDD is different and is controller-bound.
For AHCI mode installed HDD, you can read in IDE mode without single issue.
For IDE mode installed HDD, you can also read in AHCI mode without issue, provided AHCI drivers are installed upfront.
For RAID-0 installed HDD, you cannot read in IDE or AHCI mode, and you may not be able to read in other different controller/chipset systems even though you set them as RAID-0 exactly.

Questions about streaming disk, firewire and SATA raids.

I have two internal drives, one for applications/system and one for audio, which had been suitable up until recently. I recently added Ivory, and some addons to the BFD drums. The BFD Deluxe has significantlly more velocity layers, and is placing a strain on computer and drives.
I moved the BFD drum data onto an external firewire 800 (because of data size) The BFD drums seem to be having a hard time keeping up, (it glitches and stutters).
I have 3 gig of ram, so I guess I'll add more ram. But I'm unsure about SATA raids. Is it better to add an external firewire RAID?... Mac Guru, has some reasonably priced kits. Has anyone had experience with them?
There is a 3 drive bay which you can put inside your G5, but I have concerns it will draw too much power and generate too much heat.
Lastly, if I buy a 4 bay external raid, can i create a 3 drive raid, and keep 1 one drive as a seperate drive (do I have to stripe all drives in one enclosure, or can they be seperate?
Any insights would be helpful.. thanx

depending on whether you use eSATA or FW, you have differnet options as to how you mount the drives as volume(s) to your computer. FW pretty much limits you to a single logical volume, although it could be RAID-0 or in some rare instances, RAID-5 with certain enclosures.
eSATA, again, depending on the specific enclosure, can mount all the drives as a single volume, but you may have the option to mount multiple logical volumes... like the 1 RAID-0 and 1 independent volume like you mentioned.
earlier tonight i recommended this drive to someone else for a laptop application...
http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10724
for a desktop application, you would probably go with their 3.5" solutions since buss power is not important to you.
this might not be accurate, but this is my understanding of highest read/write performance to lowest in terms of general specs (certain products may have advantages / dissadvantages depending on the implementation) all RAID-0 volumes are assumed to be 2 drive RAID, although it is technically possible to do more with certain hardware.
1) RAID-0 eSATA
2) RAID-0 FW
3) RAID-5 eSATA
4) single eSATA
5) single FW
6) RAID-0 USB2
7) RAID-5 FW
8) single USB2
9) RAID-5 USB2
RAID-5 is a real wild card here because a 3 drive image is really not the intended configuration for RAID-5... more drives is preferred before you start reaching theoretical efficiency and the actual XOR engine or lack of one can drastically affect your performance levels.

Can't boot if SATA Config changed from IDE to RAID

My goal is to create a non-bootable RAID1 mirror with two 320GB extra disks (plugged into SATA 5&6). The boot disk is a Corsair 120MB SSD. The manual that came with the A75A-G55 board says to use raid, first change the SATA Configuration from IDE (the default) to RAID.
Once the RAID selection is made, a new option for Legacy ROM or UEFI Driver shows up. I left the choice at Legacy ROM. Saved settings and exited. During the reset then something new pops up quickly having to do, I suppose with the RAID config, then the regular POST pops through, but then can't boot to Windows.
When I went back to change the BIOS SATA Config back to IDE, I noticed that none of the SATA ports show drives. After setting the SATA config back to IDE, everything seems to go back to normal. I must be missing something significant, but the instructions in the manual that came with the board are pretty simple. On the other hand, the manual doesn't say anthing at all about the SATA configuration options.
I checked the RAID FAQ, but it seems to be oriented to NVIDIA. Nothing there about AMD raid that I could see and no mention of bios settings that looked like this. I have come across mention of an AMD raid manager software (RAIDXpert?) in some other browsing. Should I get that and use it, or will I still have to straighten out this IDE/RAID thing first?
Thank you for your help,
John

As far as I can tell, the A75A-G55 does not support RAID with WindowsXP no matter what the chips are and sales literature says. I've been running around with this too long and still have nothing to show for it.
If anyone has actually been successful with installing a "data" RAID (not a boot disk) on this motherboard I'm all ears, but I don't think such a critter exists.
Here is what I've done tonight.
Set BIOS to RAID, Legacy ROM, save & exit
Cntl-F to enter Option ROM utility
All drives show up, use the utility to create an LD named FamRm_Array from two 320GB drives, save and reboot.
Windows doesn't boot, resets
Del key to enter bios
Main tab shows no SATA drives - all are "Not Present"
Boot tab shows boot option for hard disk as "Hard Disk: FamRm_Array"
(no sign of the Corsair boot disk)
Advanced tab - selected SATA Mode - IDE, save & exit
Got the "Windows didn't start last time" screen, selected "start normally" and Windows came up OK.
Checked the status of the disks with Disk Manager and both 320GB disks show up individually as unallocated, no indication of an array.
Tried again with reboot, selected RAID in bios, save & exit
F11 to enter boot menu - both the Corsair and FamRm_Array are options. Picked Corsair.
Can't boot to windows, reset
Cntl-F to option ROM, array still configured OK, escape and reset
Del to BIOS again - No SATA disks shown, boot tab shows Hard disk:FamRm_Array
F11 to boot menu again, pick Corsair again.
Still can't boot
Del to bios again, boot tab still shows HardDisk:FamRm_Array, no sign of Corsair as any option or priority.
Changed back to SATA Mode IDE, Windows boots fine.
Giving up on a disk array with this board and software. Either it just doesn't work, or the process required is so mysterious and undocumented that the effect is the same - doesn't work.
I'll check back a few times over the next few days to see if anyone points out a major flaw in what I did, but I have no real hope it will ever work.
John

Itunes on Windows Vista with SATA Intel Raid Matrix, BLUE SCREEN!

If I wasn't an IT Administrator this problem could've really upset me. I might have perceived your software crashed my hard drives. At least I had the knowledge to know how to re-detect my raid array and get things going; but for a moment i was worried too.
Issue: I have the known problem between APPLE's QUICKTIME and how it negates disk issues with Windows Vista; specifically for those using a RAID ARRAY.
Immediately upon loading the itunes or quicktime program, I lock-up. I sometimes get a bluescreen sometimes it just locks up. I always get a warning about my RAID array when this happens; either having to power down and re-detect the members of the array or the manager says bad disk/write to one of the members.
I must power down and power-up to regain function to my computer.
Intel says this is an apple problem and this doesn't shock me; because Itunes/Quicktime has some interesting disk stuff.
Hello Jeffrey,
Thank you for contacting Intel(R) Technical Support.
We have seen this; however, the root cause of the issue is not our RAID controller or its driver. You need to contact the application developer for additional information and troubleshooting assistance.
*Please contact Apple* for technical assistance.*
Sincerely,
Carlos B.
Intel(R) Technical Support
My TICKET WITH INTEL
I have the known problem between Intel's RAID manager and Apple's Quicktime/Itunes. Immediately upon loading the itunes or quicktime program, I lock-up. I sometimes get a bluescreen sometimes it just locks up.
I must powerdown and power-up to regain function to my computer. All the message boards say install the latest version. The latest version is not supported by my chipset, so I'm stuck at version 7.
Customer_type: Corporate IT
Product: Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager
Product_id: 2101
OS: Windows Vista* Home Premium, 32-bit version
Surveyoptin: Yes
IMSM_version: 7.0.0.1020 (Storage Console)
NonEnglishversion:
servicepack: Select Service Pack
Chipset: Intel Chipset 82801FR SATA RAID
Processor_type: Intel P4
Processor_speed: 2.8
Motherboard: Shuttle XPC
Overclocked: no
RAM: 1024 MB
SATA_devices: Shuttle XPC Barebones with two Seagate SATA 80gig HD running as a strpe.
Raid_type: Formatted
RAID_config: Stripe set with no parity, two drives; both 80 gigs.
Changes: None
Issue: I have the known problem between Intel's RAID manager and Apple's Quicktime/Itunes. Immediately upon loading the itunes or quicktime program, I lock-up. I sometimes get a bluescreen sometimes it just locks up.
I must power down and power-up to regain function to my computer.
I sent some inquiry to Intel regarding my RAID array and apples software. I hope apple considers their windows customers diligently; otherwise they will start to make the same arrogant mistakes other companies have made; like Microsoft.
Message was edited by: groovecowboy

Hey Jeffrey,
I would just like to report that I am NOT experiencing the problem you describe. With my configuration (some details below) I can play video podcasts and listen to music in iTunes; I do not get a blue screen. My only issue is choppiness in the video playback (occasional frames dropped / occasional lack of synchronization between audio & video).
- Intel D945GPM Desktop Board (945G chipset)
- Pentium 4 D920 CPU (2.8 GHz dual core)
- Intel Matrix Storage Manager (IMSM) 7.8.0.1012 (November 2007 version)
-> RAID 10 Array over 4 x 250 GB Seagate SATA/300 drives
- iTunes 7.5
- ATI Radeon X1300 Video Adapter
In reviewing your post I am unclear as to what motherboard / chipset you have; you've just shown the model number of the I/O controller (I believe). However, based on that number I believe you're probably running on a motherboard/chipset that has been de-supported by Intel. Hence, you're precluded from using the most recent versions of IMSM. (I have an older machine that has the Intel 875P chipset; I'm stuck running IMSM 5.5.0.1035 on it...)
Newer versions of IMSM support newer features in the latest chipsets and abandon older chipsets; I'm kind of sore at Intel with how quickly the obsoleted my older machine (I think it's only 4 years old).
Anyway, if there is a conflict between iTunes & IMSM, you're probably stuck trying to get it fixed from the Intel side of things. It's probably a flaw in iTunes - complex software - not running in the native Apple environment.

Re: Qosmio G30 - RAID Problems on OS Installation

I've had my Qosmio G30-161 for half a year, and thought it'd ought to be time to reinstall the whole thing, so i could get rid of stuff i didn't need (Programs, Viruses and non-interesting video clips).
So i took my XP MCE Cd and tried to install, and i got guided through and come to the place where i needed to choose between 1st Unknown, 2nd Stripping, and 3rd Mirroring. I choose the stripping as i wished my harddrives to be in one. Then when i pressed "next" it gave me the error message "1005 - HDD not ready?"
I've tried going into the BIOS and chaneg the setting to different settings that Toshiba told me to, but it also warned me that if i changed the settings my OS would have to be reinstalled. No problem there. But i still get the same error message "HDD not ready?". So now i have to use another computer than my own to check the forums and mail etc.
Anyone know what i should do? I'll be glad with anything as long as i can have both my harddrives (60GB+60GB), and a working OS. :)
Please help, I'm urging for it, since the computer is the one i use for my school work. Feel free to ask questions about system stuff. If you have an answer, please let it be simple, since i realy don't wanna mess up again ^_^

Please check the details in user manual about the RAID installation.
Usually if you are using the clean Windows XP disk then you will have to include the RAID drivers firstly.
Without preinstalled RAID drivers the HDD will be not recognized and you will be not able to install the OS!

Intel raid, find the failing (but not failed) drive?

One of my two Seagate drives is failing, I get intermittent system 'hangs', drive clicking, and the following error in event viewer:
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"The device, \Device\Ide\iaStor0, did not respond within the timeout period.
When I built the system I created two volumes from my two hard drives. The first volume is a Raid 1 mirror set for my root drive. The second volume is a raid 0 stripe for my non-important stuff. The two volumes are named "Root_Mirror" and "Data_Stripe"
Here's the problem, How do I know which drive is on its way out? I believe the event viewer error is complaining about the mirrored volume set (iaStor0 = "Root_Mirror" volume?), but how do I prove this? (I am correct in thinking that WinXP talks to the Intel raid controller, the raid controller talks to the hard drives. Consequently WinXP can only report errors about the raid volume, not the underlying physical hardware.
I have a strong background in unix (Sun Solaris) disk and volume management. If this was a work machine, I'd run an "iostat -En" look at the error count for each device, then determine which lun was having problems. Once I know which lun is in trouble, I'd run a health check on the lun via the array management software (RM6 or whatever). I don't see these tools in WinXP or the Intel Matrix driver...
Here is a system report from the Intel Matrix storage console if it helps:
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System Information
Kit Installed: 6.0.0.1022
Kit Install History: 6.0.0.1022
Shell Version: 6.0.0.1022
OS Name: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Version: 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
System Name: C2D6600
System Manufacturer: MICRO-STAR INT'L
System Model: MS-7238
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
BIOS Version/Date: American Megatrends Inc. V1.2, 11/08/2006
Language: ENU
Intel(R) RAID Technology
Intel RAID Controller: Intel(R) ICH8R/DO/DH SATA RAID Controller
Number of Serial ATA ports: 6
RAID Option ROM Version: 6.1.0.1002
Driver Version: 6.0.0.1022
RAID Plug-In Version: 6.0.0.1022
Language Resource Version of the RAID Plug-In: 6.0.0.1022
Create Volume Wizard Version: 6.0.0.1022
Language Resource Version of the Create Volume Wizard: 6.0.0.1022
Create Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Version: 6.0.0.1022
Language Resource Version of the Create Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard: 6.0.0.1022
Modify Volume Wizard Version: 6.0.0.1022
Language Resource Version of the Modify Volume Wizard: 6.0.0.1022
Delete Volume Wizard Version: 6.0.0.1022
Language Resource Version of the Delete Volume Wizard: 6.0.0.1022
ISDI Library Version: 6.0.0.1022
Event Monitor User Notification Tool Version: 6.0.0.1022
Language Resource Version of the Event Monitor User Notification Tool: 6.0.0.1022
Event Monitor Version: 6.0.0.1022
Array_0000
Status: No active migration(s)
Hard Drive Write Cache Enabled: Yes
Size: 596.1 GB
Free Space: 0 GB
Number of Hard Drives: 2
Hard Drive Member 1: ST3320620AS
Hard Drive Member 2: ST3320620AS
Number of Volumes: 2
Volume Member 1: Root_Mirror
Volume Member 2: Data_Stripe
Root_Mirror
Status: Normal
System Volume: Yes
Volume Write-Back Cache Enabled: Yes
RAID Level: RAID 1 (mirroring)
Size: 100 GB
Number of Hard Drives: 2
Hard Drive Member 1: ST3320620AS
Hard Drive Member 2: ST3320620AS
Parent Array: Array_0000
Data_Stripe
Status: Normal
System Volume: No
Volume Write-Back Cache Enabled: Yes
RAID Level: RAID 0 (striping)
Strip Size: 128 KB
Size: 396.1 GB
Number of Hard Drives: 2
Hard Drive Member 1: ST3320620AS
Hard Drive Member 2: ST3320620AS
Parent Array: Array_0000
Hard Drive 0
Usage: Array member
Status: Normal
Device Port: 0
Device Port Location: Internal
Current Serial ATA Transfer Mode: Generation 1
Model: ST3320620AS
Serial Number: 5QF1FGRZ
Firmware: 3.AAE
Native Command Queuing Support: Yes
Hard Drive Write Cache Enabled: Yes
Size: 298 GB
Number of Volumes: 2
Volume Member 1: Root_Mirror
Volume Member 2: Data_Stripe
Parent Array: Array_0000
Hard Drive 1
Usage: Array member
Status: Normal
Device Port: 1
Device Port Location: Internal
Current Serial ATA Transfer Mode: Generation 1
Model: ST3320620AS
Serial Number: 5QF1G7GE
Firmware: 3.AAE
Native Command Queuing Support: Yes
Hard Drive Write Cache Enabled: Yes
Size: 298 GB
Number of Volumes: 2
Volume Member 1: Root_Mirror
Volume Member 2: Data_Stripe
Parent Array: Array_0000
Unused Port 0
Device Port: 2
Device Port Location: Internal
Unused Port 1
Device Port: 3
Device Port Location: Internal
Unused Port 2
Device Port: 4
Device Port Location: Internal
Unused Port 3
Device Port: 5
Device Port Location: Internal

Well, I found a way to identify a failing drive, but it is not pretty..
download Seagate's "Seatools"
burn Seatools to bootable cd
go into bios / Integrated peripherals / on-chip ATA devices / change from "raid" to "ide"
F11 boot to cdrom
run Seatools quick check to almost instantly identify the failing drive.
run Seatools extended test to find a whole SLEW of failed sectors :shocking:
reboot back into bios, Integrated peripherals / on-chip ATA devices / change back to "raid" (pray this won't blow away your data, which it didn't but you don't know that until you do it once
setup RMA refund thru Newegg, order replacement drive, and hope new drive makes it before old drive goes belly up.
while patiently waiting for new drive, sit in amazement that the Intel matrix driver ignores all the errors that Seatools found in a matter of seconds..
Here's a question. Should I be pissed that the Intel raid controller isn't reporting a bunch of errors, or should I be excited that the Intel raid contorller can keep a raid 0 stripe functioning with a clearly failing disk drive. (is it a bug or a feature????)
{sigh}

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