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    RAID0 mSATAs and Overprovisioning

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by FrozenSolid, Dec 24, 2014.

  1. FrozenSolid

    FrozenSolid Notebook Evangelist

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    I am about to set a pair of 1TB Samsung mSATAs up in RAID0 for data storage and I want to be sure about the procedure to setup Over Provisioning for them. They will come with the OS already on them so they will not be 'clean'. I intend doing a clean install of Windows on a separate SSD that I will provide and which will be my boot drive. I will then delete everything on the RAID array and it is at that point that my knowledge and experience fail me.

    Can I format the mSATAs while they are in RAID0 and then create my D Drive partition with a suitable amount of space left for OP or do I have to break up the RAID, format both mSATAs separately, create partitions on both leaving an amount free for OP on both and then RAID them up again? I am currently using about 1.3 TB on my data drive so I intend leaving about 15 - 25 % free for OP. Any comments and suggestions would be welcome.
     
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    FrozenSolid, Dec 24, 2014
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  2. Dufus

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    It can all be done in RAID0. A number of ways you could do it. You could format the RAID0 and then just shrink your partition or delete it and create a new one while leaving unpartitioned space for your OP.
     
    Dufus, Dec 24, 2014
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  3. Spartan@HIDevolution

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    no need to break your RAID array, leave it as it is, which is 100% of your total mSATA SSD space, but only partition 80-85% of the total available space leaving the rest unpartitioned
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, Dec 25, 2014
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