Intel Matrix RAID
Intel Matrix RAID is a RAID layout employing two physical hard disks in a single array, in which part of each disk is assigned to a RAID 0 volume, and the other part to a RAID 1 volume.
Matrix RAID first appeared in the Intel RAID BIOS based on the ICH6R "South Bridge" chipset.
Intel Matrix RAID is not a new RAID level.
Intel's recommended setup is to put the operating system, critical application programs and data on the RAID 1 volume. The thinking being that protection from losing the configured OS, programs and data is more important than a performance increase. The RAID 0 volume in Matrix RAID is promoted mostly for working with large files, such as videos during editing, and for non-critical files where fast storage will increase performance (swap files, for example).
See also
References
- Performance with Protection: Matrix RAID. Intel Matrix Storage Technology. Intel. .
- Ben Freeman Storage Basics: Choosing a RAID Controller. Enterprise Storage Forum.com. .
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Last updated on Thursday September 25, 2008 at 13:36:23 PDT (GMT -0700)
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