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Intel Rapid Storage Technology

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Gawd
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I have a Raid10 with 4x Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB Drives.
Running an ICH10R chipset

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I already have about 1.1TB of data on the Raid10 Array which is truecrypt encrypted.

If I click this button labled initialize will it erase my volume? The software says It needs to be done prior to clicking verify to ensure the raid is good.
 
I don't know, I haven't found much info on RST, and I have issues where its reporting errors but so far there's no actual data loss or problems occurring. As with anything, you should back it up completely before trying regardless.

I just wish I could find a way to access the SMART data of the drives without physically yanking them out and putting them in another PC.
 
The software says It needs to be done prior to clicking verify to ensure the raid is good.
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What software?

Normally 'Initialize' will delete all data but after a little Googleing, I feel you fall into this catagory even though you're running RAID10.......
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
Parity initialization occurs when parity is calculated for every stripe on a RAID 5 volume. Parity is a mathematical method for recreating data that was lost from a single drive, which increases fault tolerance.

On a normal shut down, all parity operations are completed before the system is allowed to power down. When a power loss or system crash occurs, there may not be enough time for all parity operations to be completed. This results in a "dirty shutdown" because parity may be inconsistent with the data it is supposed to be protecting.

On the next reboot after a dirty shutdown, parity must be completely initialized in order to guarantee that it is valid for each stripe.
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PS.......But........I really don't know!
 
No, the Initialize does not wipe out your data.

I've never rebooted while an initialize was in progress so your mileage may vary.

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sorry to tag onto this thread, but can i change my raid-0 stripe size on my 2 SSD drives that i have windows 7 installed to, or would i have to re-install/re-image my windows install ?

i would think i would have to re-create the entire volume ?

right now i run a 128k stripe, is that the best for SSD raid-0 ?
 
Vort Max said:
Maybe I missed the boat, but I believe he's talking about the Intel RST software or the screen shot in his post.
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Eye See says the blind Old Hippie! :)

Thanks!

PS....In that case I vote Initialize is your friend and should be OK to run.
 
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