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  1. J

    Any chance of recovering this md raid 5 array?

    I was talking about striped RAID-1 (two drives), which mdadm calls RAID 10,f2. That works with 2 drives, 3 drives, 4 drives, etc.
  2. J

    Thoughts on a small ssd for speed.

    And even if the Users area were on the SSD, most home users who only use a few office apps and such (i.e., not gamers) will not be close to filling a 64GB SSD.
  3. J

    What's difference btwn.Intel 300GB SSD G3K5 vs. G3B5?

    Did you even bother to look at the pictures on newegg? B5 = K5 + USB adapter + screwdriver
  4. J

    Thoughts on a small ssd for speed.

    There is no hassle! There is plenty of room.
  5. J

    Any chance of recovering this md raid 5 array?

    Also, there is striped RAID-1 (technically it is RAID-10,f2 aka far, but it works with only 2 drives), which gives nearly double the read speed of a single drive for QD=1 sequential reads.
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    Thoughts on a small ssd for speed.

    A system with an SSD feels more responsive than with an HDD. Even if it is just for Windows OS and a few applications. I agree with the OP. For about $100, an SSD is a better choice than a faster CPU. The SSD will make more of a noticeable difference.
  7. J

    Thoughts on a small ssd for speed.

    Did you even read the OP? He said what he was using it for.
  8. J

    Thoughts on a small ssd for speed.

    64GB is plenty for Windows 7 and a few office apps and itunes. If you disable the hibernation file and have a small (or no) page file, Windows will easily fit in 20GB. If you use another 20GB for applications and data, that still leaves more than a third of the SSD free if you want to increase...
  9. J

    Any chance of recovering this md raid 5 array?

    I think your problem is most likely one of these: 1) power 2) cables 3) HBA I doubt it is the HDDs themselves, linux, or mdadm. Possibly it could be a bug in the driver for your HBA, depending on what HBA you have.
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    Slow read performance with SAMBA over Gigabit - any ideas?

    It seems you have other problems with your systems. I have been getting 80-100+ MB/s with linux Samba for a long time now, through various kernel versions and Samba versions. This is with Windows 7 clients (gigabit network, obviously). I did not do anything special to achieve those rates.
  11. J

    Thoughts on a small ssd for speed.

    For a small SSD, your best choices are the 64GB Crucial m4 or the 64GB Samsung 470.
  12. J

    Intel SSD Firmware Fix Coming Soon

    I thought it was rather incoherent and poorly written, myself. And repetitive.
  13. J

    Slow read performance with SAMBA over Gigabit - any ideas?

    It makes no difference at all on my server.
  14. J

    Intel promises firmware fix for 320 SSD 8MB bug

    As you said, the solution is apparently to secure erase the SSD before doing the firmware update. However, I have seen some reports that the Intel SSD toolbox will not recognize the drive when it is in the 8MB state. Has anyone succeeded in secure-erasing an 8MB-bug Intel 320 with the...
  15. J

    Intel promises firmware fix for 320 SSD 8MB bug

    You don't say? :rolleyes:
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