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MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 4.0

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MediaShield RAID Frequently Asked Questions

Basic RAID Questions

RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks, and refers to the grouping of 2 or 
more disk drives that the system views as a single drive. Different groupings have 
difference advantages that include better performance and data fault tolerance.

 for detailed descriptions of the 

different types of RAID arrays.

In general, for better throughput of non-critical data, use RAID 0; for fault tolerance, 
use RAID1 or RAID 5, and for better throughput as well as fault tolerance use RAID 
0+1.

 for detailed descriptions of the 

different types of RAID arrays.

A system with a non-bootable RAID array includes a separate hard disk that contains 
the OS and is not part of the RAID array.

In a bootable RAID array, the OS is installed on the RAID array disks.

 for more information.

RAID 1 uses one-half the total disk space for data redundancy.

 for more information on RAID1 arrays. 

In a mirrored array, a mirror is created using the maximum drive size of the smaller of 
the two drives. Ideal configuration is achieved using drives of identical size.

Two different arrays can be configured and active at the same time. For example, a 
mirrored array with two hard drives, as well as a striped array using three hard drives 
can exist at the same time. You need to configure each array separately in the RAID 
BIOS as well as initialize the arrays in Windows as described in