We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Have you ever wondered how multiple storage drives in your computer can work as if they were one? Even more baffling is how a computer can ...

I'm in the process of planning out a new build and am wondering if RAID 0 with two 320 or 400 GB drives is very much faster than a single 750 GB drive or a non-RAID setup with one small drive with the ...

What is RAID, why do you need it, and what are all those mode numbers that are constantly bandied about? RAID stands for “Redundant Array of Independent Disks” or “Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks ...

Use RAID 1 for your OS. It is fault tolerant. You lose the hard drive to failure, you have a spare to move or repoint your boot.ini file. RAID 0 is not fault tolerant. You lose one drive, say bye bye ...

RAID selection can be a tough choice, especially when budgets are tight. Learn why RAID 10 might be a better choice than RAID 6 even though it’s more expensive. Last week, my friend and fellow ...