Raid 0 HDTune results

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cjs06

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This is the HDTune results from 3 Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB hard drives in raid0 on a Intel ICH10R storage controller.

I assume the reason why its not as smooth a transfer rate is due to the controller itself not technically being a hardware raid controller and the fact I have my OS installed on the volume.

HDTune_Benchmark_Intel___Raid_0_Vol.png
 
Are you running 1 big Raid 0 partition? Running a small slice is a better way to go.
 
Based on the picture, I'd say he is running one large partition (1.5TB). In my experience, the spikes are because you have an OS on the drive. Anytime something accesses the drive, even for a split second, you'll see a blip on the graph. If you booted to another drive and ran the same test, it should be a nice straight curved line.
 
Those are about the numbers I used to get on a pair of Seagate 320's on the same controller. Something is not right...
 
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