Adding 2 IDE hard drive

[baby0522]

I using ASUS P4V8X-MX Motherboard. I trying to put two hard drive work together , can it give more performance ?

I using (6Y080L0)Maxtor 80GB DiamondMaxPlus9 Ultra ATA/133 , 7200rpm , 9.3ms , 2MB cache .

My other Hard Drive -(6L080P0) Maxtor 80GB Diamondmax10 IDE Ultra ATA/133 ,7200RPM , seek time 9.0ms , 8MB cache

how to mix it up , and which hard drive put 1st slot will b better , hard drive Pin need to adjust ? how to setting up in BIOS ? Need confirgure any RAID system ?

Thx if helping me :) :) :) :)

[YARDofSTUF]

If you want to use 2 drives as 1 to increase performance you need to setup RAID.

No drive is really first though, it will alternate between the 2 drives, but I wouldnt do it with those 2 drives.

RAID is best with both drives being the same performance.

[jeremyboycool]

Here I found this artical helpful maybe you will to.
http://www.storagereview.com/guide2000/ref/hdd/perf/raid/index.html

[baby0522]

If you want to use 2 drives as 1 to increase performance you need to setup RAID.

No drive is really first though, it will alternate between the 2 drives, but I wouldnt do it with those 2 drives.

RAID is best with both drives being the same performance.


What mean up there ? , can IDE ATA/133 make RAID ? I 1st time to do this hope can get help here .
1)HArd Drive Pin Jumper how to set ritely ?
2)I just Plug in 1 cable IDE with two slave for my both hard drive ?
3)How to setup RAID Ritely ?
4)Setup RAID can destroy MOtherBoard or any spec becos it using BIOS to do oso . ?
5)What RAID level should i use ?
6) How make PArtition surpose to make it for better ?

N thx to Jeremyboycool for guide :) really nice guide for storage :) !

[YARDofSTUF]

If your motherboard supports it, or if you have a RAID card you can do it.

Pins should be set normal, master/slave if its the same cable, both masters if they are on their own.

You need to reinstall windows if its your OS partition/drive so you then need a floppy with the RAID drivers

RAID 0 for performance for 2 drives.

You make the partition in windows setup, the RAID configuration will be done from the RAID bios.

[baby0522]

If RAID making wrong can destroy my pc ? I dun have Floppy Drive , only hard CD/DVD Rom . Can help me check ASUS P4V8X-MX support on it ? thx ..

[YARDofSTUF]

Destroy your PC as in delete your information on the drive? Uh that will happen when you make the array. RAID is nto a maigical bomb thats gonna rip your RAM in half ro something.

Yes your motherboard supports RAID, something you should have checked in the begining and known by now.

Without a floppy drive you cant install the RAID drivers during XP's installation so then you cant install XP. You then need to download the RAID driver and slipstream it onto a copy of your XP disc by using a program like nlite.

[baby0522]

Destroy i mean's that detroy any spec of my pc .. like mobo ? If anything go wrong can destroy ? i scared already ..:)

[YARDofSTUF]

Destroy i mean's that detroy any spec of my pc .. like mobo ? If anything go wrong can destroy ? i scared already ..:)

Well if I havent answered that question to your satisfaction then I dont know how to.

[baby0522]

ok

How to donwload that driver , can u help me out .. thx i can't search .

[YARDofSTUF]

ok

How to donwload that driver , can u help me out .. thx i can't search .

Asus website.