What IS RAID?

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The thing is that RAID is a more complex configuration that comes with it's own set of issues, but you're asking very, very basic questions that make me fear you might be getting in over your head. And I really, really hate to give people directions that may cause them grief - it makes me feel a little guilty.

That having been said, it sounds like you're building a brand new system and that means there's nothing much you can blow up - so it's a good place to start.

I can't give you specifics because each RAID implementation is different. You really need to go by the documentation for whichever one it is your using. But I can give you the following general guidelines:

1) Yes, for hardware or motherboard RAID you need to do the...