Preconfigured mirroring (RAID1) on every PC with 2 disks

April 13, 2007

Posted By:  talbot

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Status: Partially Implemented

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Every Desktop and Notebook which has at least 2 disk slots should be optionally availible with preconfigured RAID1 managed by the motherboard RAID controller

The obvious objective is to almost transparently survive disk crashes for casual users. Reinstalling after a crash si a several day long nightmare, even if you have backed up your data , which is itself a nightmare, considering these data are spread everyware.

So most casual users do nothing and live with this sword of Damocles hanging above.

SW RAID managed by Windows is not an attractive option; not available with basic XP, difficult to setup.

HW based RAID preconfigured at BIOS level is transparent and relatively easy to live with.

Wasting 50% of disk space is not a problem with the tiny GB price we see today.

Preconfigured RAID 1 exists in Dell line but is limited to very few high end workstations and servers.

DELL/ Status Update

Please see mano_g's comment

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  • Sep 8, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: jackie_c

    Changed status to **PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED**.
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  • Sep 7, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: mano_g

    Dell now offers RAID 0 & RAID 1 as options on the new M6400 mobile workstation. It has 2 internal HDD bays. mano_g Sr. Product Marketing Manager Dell Precision Product Marketing
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  • Apr 13, 2007     Comment Link

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    Posted By: tleavit

    I agree. Instead of 1 500 gig drive, put 2 250 gig drives in them. Price wise they come out even and perf wise, the raid blows away the 1 drive. This is offered on Precision models though.