(RAID in hardware often involves a battery-backed write cache, so even if the computer loses power or locks up, etc. the controller will finish writing out the data.)<BR><BR>RAID 1 reads tend to ...

With a hardware RAID I would have a high end RAID controller with a good chunk cache - let's say 1 gig - and then add a pile of drives - let's assume SATA for this discussion - that would end up ...

What Beals told me was even more disconcerting. The NAS200 should be able to rebuild the RAID 1 mirror regardless of which drive had failed , he said, but only if a drive had failed . Beals told me ...

Microchip’s disaggregated architecture leverages host CPU and PCIe® infrastructure to overcome traditional storage ...

It is only in costly mid-range and high-end RAID arrays that they can afford to use processors as powerful as the one in your PC. PCI controllers use old, slow x86 processors or microcontrollers.

I prefer to use a hardware RAID controller when possible because of the performance improvement. Software RAID is an affordable alternative, though, and delivers acceptable performance.

Microchip Technology has launched the Adaptec SmartRAID 4300 series of NVMe RAID storage accelerators, to better support ...

The array controller software provided by RAID hardware vendors has features that can vary, but in general, these features are used to define and configure the arrays attached to the RAID controller.

Thanks to its hardware-based RAID engine, the Highpoint controller manages to outscore the Intel ICH8R controller which uses software to control its RAID setup, requiring more CPU time which ...

First, a proprietary hardware RAID controller backup battery had to be replaced with a regular NiMH battery pack. A bigger problem was that the server was unusually loud.

How It's Unique: Compatible with macOS®, Windows®, and Linux®, the Fusion Dual 2.5-inch SSD RAID card is the only storage expansion PCIe card that supports two cost-effective 2.5-inch SATA SSDs with ...

The Thunder3 Quad is an enclosure that supports up to four 2.5- or 3.5-inch drives. The Quad lacks a hardware RAID controller, but you can use utilize software RAID at the OS level.