Can I set 1 Disk as standard and the other 3 as a RAID0 array?

bechau · ‎03-10-2010

I have Link Station Quad (4-bay). I have 1 x 1TB and 3 x 2TB's drives. Can I set up my disk as follows:

1TB as standard

2TB x 3 as RAID0 array

Thank you

davo · ‎10-24-2008

you need either 2 or 4 disks to create a RAID, as far as im aware you cannot create any raid (even raid0) on 3 disks.

*****My views are my own and not that of Buffalo Technology!*****
My Stuff: TS-XL/R5, TS-HTGHL/R5, TS-QVHL/R6, WHR-HP-G300N x 2, WMBR-HP-GN, LS-CHL-V2, CS-WVL, WHR-G54S, HD-WLU2, WZR-HP-AG300H, HD-HTGL/R5, HD-HCU2 x 3, HD-PEU3 to name a few! :-P Always ensure you have a backup! And no... RAID IS NOT a backup!

bechau · ‎03-10-2010

RAID 0 can be set up with 2 or more disks with the aim of striping the data (fast read/write).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID

davo · ‎10-24-2008

Please listen to what i'm saying, you cannot setup a RIAD0 on 3 disks! I've tried it and it does not work!

*****My views are my own and not that of Buffalo Technology!*****
My Stuff: TS-XL/R5, TS-HTGHL/R5, TS-QVHL/R6, WHR-HP-G300N x 2, WMBR-HP-GN, LS-CHL-V2, CS-WVL, WHR-G54S, HD-WLU2, WZR-HP-AG300H, HD-HTGL/R5, HD-HCU2 x 3, HD-PEU3 to name a few! :-P Always ensure you have a backup! And no... RAID IS NOT a backup!

Memoryman · ‎11-17-2008

RAID 5 with 3 HDDs and one spare wasn't an available option until the TS3 came out, but you still couldn't use the fourth HDD as storage, just as a spare in case one of the RAID 5 HDDs failed.

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Can I set 1 Disk as standard and the other 3 as a RAID0 array?

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