Raid on or Off?

[rApiDShoT]

I got a onboard Raid motherboard but I don't have two harddisk that I can use the function with.

But if I enable it, it gives my the ATA100 ability if disabled, it sets it back using the VIA chipset IDE drivers that only support ATA66

For all you 3dmark users, will ATA100 and ATA66 make a huge difference? Because my HD is capable of doing ATA100

Thanks

Also if I enable raid, it takes longer to boot..but if it's better performance I don't mind

 

[Hessakia]

well, if your VIA chipset only supports ATA/66, it would be wiser to put your Harddrive on your RAID controller and set it up for a Stripe (RAID 0) on a single drive--that way you'll get your performance boost (assuming your drive is ATA100).

Goto Download.com and search for Sandra to see what kind of performance you can achieve before you swap your drive around.