raid 0

Just got a new alienware M17 r2 . The stock set up is two 512 NVME in raid 0 set up. Baught two firecuda 510s, 1tb nvme ssd's to replace the 512s. Should I do another raid 0 set; up or is performance gain not worth it and possibly catastrophic failure if one drive fails? Internet Forums not...

I've got a ROG Rampage VI Extreme Encore Motherboard with a DIMM.2 Card, and 2 M.2 SSDs from Samsung . Im wondering if I could connect 2 M.2s to the DIMM.2 Card's slots and run those in RAID 0 as a bootable device? I tried looking it up but people were saying that you would need VROC which I...

Weirdest thing. This just started happening after I moved places. Basically at this point I have a lot of random problems (unable to upgrade to 1909 being most prominent) but now I have this other unique problem. One day I randomly got the BSOD with error mentioned in title. I was looking for...

I am wondering if it is possible to take the four 1tb SSDs I have and make them into one EXTERNAL 4tb SSD HD. IF so, would it be possible to use the external HD for an XBOX for more external storage. Right now I have a 2tb hard drive plugged into my Xbox, but it's a regular HD that spins. One...

Hi, I recently buy a 1Tb M.2 from XPG : https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07K1J3C23/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 So I downloaded Macrium Reflect to clone my current RAID 0 HDDs to my freshly mount SSD, but got a issue telling me that : The target disk has a incompatible...

Hello all, Recently I have taken up a new job where I need an ubuntu build. I have a spare SSD that I want to use for the ubuntu system that isnt currently plugged into my mobo. I was wondering what would happen if I disconnected my RAID 0 drives, and my main windows 10 OS drive, so that I can...

Heya, My current rig is from 2014 and I am running Windows 7 on two 256GB Samsung 840 Pros in RAID 0. My understanding that RAID 0 really doesn't have noticeable performance gains on SATA III SSDs like these but I believe I did this back then simply for savings -- a 512GB drive was more than...

I've read dozens of forums, watched dozens of videos, and I can't seem to figure it out. Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 Gaming PRO Carbon Storage: Samsung 970 EVO Plus (1TB PCIe NVMe) M.2 Internal SSD ... x2 When using BIOs, I can create and verify that the raid 0 has been created, but windows...

I currently have around 12TB of data (pictures) spread across several external drives and one drive being in Raid 1 and I'm trying to clean the mess I've made now. So I recently purchased two 24TB G-RAID drives because I wanted to simplify how I store my pictures with the added redundancy...

I recently bought new PC and caus I had 2 240gb ssds i decided to put them into raid 0. There's not really any problems with it but when i start up my PC there's this screen on which I can enter the raid config options. My problems is that this message stays on screen longer than windows needs...

Hey all, A while back when I upgraded my old PC I asked for help here and you were all extremely helpful and pointed out things I'd missed, I'm planning to build a new PC and wanted to see if anyone had any advice. The PC will be for things like 3D modeling/Photoshop and gaming/level creation...

Main Question I'm building a new rig for game development, music production, and some rendering here and there so I want to have really good storage performance. I have a 1TB SATA SSD on my current rig. I want to transfer that SATA SSD over to the new rig and buy a 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD to set up a...

I've been trying to find a good USB 3.0 RAID enclosure for my 2 laptop HDD's. Wanted to turn them into 1 big RAID 0 drive with 1.5 TB of storage however every enclosure I've seen out there has pretty bad reviews. The first one i tried, a Hornetek model kept disconnecting and eventually wouldn't...

Hi, I have 2 new Western Digital Black 4TB HDs that I’m going to use strictly for playing games (Steam, etc.). My plan is to install a 32GB Intel Optane module that I happen to have lying around into my Z390 Aorus Master motherboard. The Optane would be used to speed up the access of the WD...

I inherited a computer and it has Windows 7 on the Raid 0 and Windows 10 on the HDD. I want only Win 7 and Win 10 on the Raid SSDs. I primarily use Win 10 but it is slow to boot. Is there any software that can help me do this? How hard is it? Wouldn't there be issues of the directories of...

I recently bought 2 Seagate BarraCuda Internal Hard Drive 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch (ST2000DM006) and made a RAID-0 out of them using windows 10 storage pool options, my PC have windows 10 installed on a SSD, and ubuntu 18.04-lts installed on another SSD, I was wondering if there is...

I have quite a old motherboard but heard that you can format your drives in raid 0 through windows 10 but when i go to do it i can only see one of my SSD's when i have 2 and and HDD am i missing something or should i just do it through my bios?

Hello, Hope the community can help answer some questions about repairing or at least recovering from my laptop. I have an MSI Stealth GS70 2QE 097 (https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.newegg.com/amp/products/N82E16834152682). I was using my laptop just a few days ago studying. I was finished so I...

I want to print some stuff from a PDF but when I print it my printer doesn't show up. I checked on the control panel on it says it connected. What do I do???

Hi to veryone these days i have some strange issue, speakers make anoying noise things that i tried:install reinstall drivers ,try other new speakers ,and the noise is coming even if connect to front panel a headset, the card is realtek887 ,can be faulty the onboard card? pls help !!!

I just installed Forza Horizon 3. I used my friend his account, to see if my pc could handle the game. I meet the minimum requirements. I almost meet the recommenden requirements, except for the RAM (8GB instead of 12GB). The issue is, when i try to play the game, after a 20 second drive, the...

My CPU and case fans turn on and off when booting, the computer is not displaying anything. My pc turned off the other day by itself, the motherboard LEDs would light, but pressing the power button did nothing. I have now replaced the power supply and now when starting the fans start up, stop...

The last time I posted, I was detailed and long-winded. I'll try to be more concise here in hopes of a response. I've already tried replacing the modem and all wires, except for the coax which runs inside the house's walls. Inside, my modem Upstream power is 57dB. Downstream is about -1.7dB...

Im 1st upgrading my GPU since my current one is giving me some trouble. Just wanted to know if the GTX 1080Ti is compatible with the parts that i have atm: CPU: INTEL CORE I7 2600K (3.4GHZ) SKT 1155 MOBO: ASROCK Z77 Extreme4 RAM: CORSAIR KIT DUAL 8GB DDR3 1600MHZ VENGEANCE (CL9 - 1.5V) PSU ...

Hi All, I have PC with a ASUS Maximus VIII Formula MB and a Nvidia GTX 980 Ti video card which I have just transported by road to my new country of residence after it was in storage for 5 weeks. The video card is no longer working. I have confirmed the monitor and cable a fine and the...

I am looking for a Better PSU than the one currently in my system, Currently after some discussion on the forum, I have been made aware that my PSU may be currently unstable as my computer is encountering random freezing without even doing anything extensive, just on, or watching a movie. All...

I got an EVGA 1070 8gb for christmas, an have been saving up for one. So now I have some spare cash and would like to upgrade my CPU from my current AMD Athlon 5350. What is the CPU for €150 to €200?

Looking for a decent Processor, Mobo (should have USB 3 front port access) alongwith Corsair 16+16 slot, already running corsair vs550 and coolermaster K281. Will get a GPU too. Please advice. Very low informed about today's specs!

So I have a problem with my monitors. When I boot up the computer everything works, but I do not get any signal on my monitors. The computer was new a week ago and it have worked fine all the time. The first time it happened YouTube was switching a video, the screen froze, GPU led turned off and...

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Card is Asus GTX 1060 ROG STRIX STRIX-GTX1060-6G-GAMING So i picked up my card blackfriday at new egg via will call. I was too tired to install it the same dayas i was too tired from all the driving and shopping. Next morning I uninstall my AMD drivers, download nvidia drivers and shut down...

Not sure where this should go so I decided Windows 10 would be sufficient. For the past month or so my PC has been entering sleep mode wether I'm playing intensive video games or just browsing (however more often when in-game). I ruled it out as an overheating issue as my GPU peaks at 81...

hello guys i was looking for a second monitor for my gaming setup for internet use and browing while gaming on my first monitor and i saw a AOC brand monitor for 25$ 20 inch the old one but it comes with no hdmi input only dvi input, how can i connect it to my setup? my main monitor is connected...

I am going to be building a sub ambient cooling system. Its mostly just for fun, as in, I realize the money may be better spent on other components. The thing I need to know is, if anyone recommends a better way, or certain product for keeping moisture off of the PCB. I feel like a moisture...

This is my first build and I'm planning on mostly doing 1080p gaming with this build I was wondering if I should change anything before I get it http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Bosshogg213/saved/fzLWGX

I am considering getting a new pair. Currently I am using the Logitech G35 and have for the last 5 years. Looking at the new Logitech g633/g933 and the Sennheiser PC363d/Game Zero/Game One. Is there anyone out there that has moved from the Logitech products to the Sennheiser products? I...

CPU says no ecc ram support but is listed as a support CPU by the mobo manufactured Mobo x7dca-l Ram 8gb ecc 5200p ddr2 CPU Intel Xeon 5345 x2 Problem is windows goes to start setup and locks at the window 7 icon before the setup. It happens after the file bar disappear

Hello pep:) Im building up a new gaming PC and i was wondering which one you guys would prefer? And reasons why!!! Yea the one is for mini but thats because im not sure to go with a smaller pc or? But the real question is which one u guys think are best and why!?

My Windows 8.1 Toshiba laptop's dvd drive doesn't work anymore. We haven't used the drive for maybe a year then when we tried to use it this time, it's not working anymore. The drive won't eject, so we used a paperclip to eject it. Then we inserted a disk and it won't read the disk also. It...

I am looking to turn my old gaming PC into a Photo Editing PC for my small side business. Will the following specs work well? CPU: Q6600 @ 2.4GHz RAM: 6GB DDR2 GPU: AMD 5830 PSU: Antec Triple Rail 550W I am more worried about the GPU, but for basic photo work it should be fine...right?