[cottonbullets]

I have a KR7a RAID. I have three hard drives now that I bought the WD 100gb SE, 100, 40, 20. I would like to use them all, and I am pretty sure I can do this with RAID. My first question, can I? If so, how? Thanks

[HandofG]

should come with software so you can raid them all into one drive

[cottonbullets]

I would rather have them separate!

[HandofG]

well that should be default. no config needed

[Hellwalker]

Yep, you can connect two ide devices m/s to each controller. IDE1 = 2 devices, IDE2 = 2 devices, Raid1 = 2 devices, and Raid2 = 2 devices.

Just don't mix a optical device with a hard drive or you'll kill performance.

[cottonbullets]

Awesome, thanks guys.

Would it help speed at all to put each drive on a different IDE port?

[Hellwalker]

Only if one controller or drive is higher spec'd than the other.

Example: Your raid controller is ATA133 and your ide controller is only ATA66/100. If you have a hard drive that's ATA133 it will get slighty more performance running on the ATA133 controller.

Again try not to put a ATA133 drive on the same controller as a slower spec'd drive.

[cottonbullets]

Ah, ok. The 100 and the 40 are both ATA100 and the 20 is 66, so it will work out nicely.

Thanks for the help!

[Timlicus!]

Or you could get a USB2.0 or firewire external drive. They're alot faster than IDE.

[Hellwalker]

Or hit the lottery and buy us all new rigs!

[Weirdoman]

Or fall on to the street in explode which would almost be like the lottery thing but don't, stay hip.