Can you Do Partial Raid 0?

[vjcsmoke]

So here's my idea.
I get 2x 1TB hard drives.
I make 100 GB shortstroke partitions on each.
I put ONLY those partitions in raid 0. I use the remaining 1.8TB of space for normal storage.

Can this be done? Can I Raid just specific partitions on those 2 drives OR do the entire drives have to be raided for Raid 0 to work?

 

[brandinb]

Yes you could do this with intel matrix raid or windows software raid or most hardware raid solutions.

 

[Old Hippie]

Can this be done? Can I Raid just specific partitions on those 2 drives

No problem with that (that's called short-stroking a RAID volume) but to get the full benefits of that set-up, the remaining partitions must remain empty.

Using the non-RAIDed space will make the RAID advantages a moot point if the OS needs to access the other space.

 

[vjcsmoke]

No problem with that (that's called short-stroking a RAID volume) but to get the full benefits of that set-up, the remaining partitions must remain empty.

Using the non-RAIDed space will make the RAID advantages a moot point if the OS needs to access the other space.

I don't see myself accessing the 'storage' partition while I'm playing a game though. And my OS and apps will be located on a separate drive, my Intel SSD.