Clevo P570WM

F - 54 RAID Setup (Windows 8)
Windows 8
Windows 8
Table F - 4 - RAID Levels
RAID Level Description
RAID 0
Two Identical drives reading and writing data in parallel to increase performance. RAID 0 implements a striped disk
array and the data is broken into blocks and each block is written to a separate disk drive.
RAID 1
Two Identical drives in a mirrored configuration used to protect data. Should a drive that is part of a mirrored array
fail, the mirrored drive (which contains identical data) will handle all the data. When a new replacement drive is
installed, data to the new drive is rebuilt from the mirrored drive to restore fault tolerance.
Recovery
Two Identical drives copying data between a master and a recovery disk. This provides more control over how data
is copied between the master and recovery drives, fast volume updates and the ability to view the data in Windows
Explorer.
RAID 5
Identical drives (at least three drives must be used) in a parity across disks configuration are used to protect data
and increase performance. A RAID 5 array can withstand a single disk failure without losing access to data.
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Array Types
A Mirrored Array (RAID 1) provides full data protection, as data can simply be copied from a healthy disk to a replacement
for any failed disk.
A Striped Array (RAID 0) is NOT fault-tolerant. The failure of one drive will result in the loss of all data in the array. It is
designed to increase disk performance by spreading the I/O load across the channels and drives.
A Parity Across Disks (RAID 5) provides full data protection and increased performance.