Once again RAID0 strikes. Somehow both of the HDDs that were configured in RAID0 managed to maintain some kind of configuration information from the RAID. Attempted to dual boot Windows 7 and CentOS 5 for the linux course. CentOS did not see my pair of 640GB WD HDDs, instead it saw some kind of RAID config. Took quite a bit of work to discover that the drives still contained a RAID configuration, even though the controllers were set to AHCI in BIOS.
After removing the RAID configuration from both drives my Widows drive no longer booted properly.
I backed up before I started messing with it, but its going to take time to restore. Thanks again, Acronis! Another opportunity to learn and hopefully not have lost anything.
Let this be a lesson, though. RAID0 is a decent performance boost, but in my oppinion is not worth the risks in data loss. Be dilligent and back your data up, even if you do not use a RAID array.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
2011 goal: Xbox 360 gaming
PC gaming has been a fun hobby for many years. Putting together and then upgrading the mid-range rig has occupied much of my time and not an insignificant amount of funding. 2011 brings many new challenges. We are expecting an addition to our family, looking to buy a house early in the year, and I am attempting to complete my AAS degree program.
With all of this activity, it means shifting to a more economical and goal-oriented gaming strategy. I own a half dozen games that I've not played through, or may enjoy playing through again, so playing through those before perhaps trading them in for something new is one of the sub-goals here.
Starcraft 2 will definately continue to be a PC gaming favorite, though I will have to depart the World of Warcraft time sink.
Steps required for success:
That's one goal for 2011 out there for the world to see. Will try to post a couple more this week (another goal?!?) and track progress through the year.
-Brock
With all of this activity, it means shifting to a more economical and goal-oriented gaming strategy. I own a half dozen games that I've not played through, or may enjoy playing through again, so playing through those before perhaps trading them in for something new is one of the sub-goals here.
Starcraft 2 will definately continue to be a PC gaming favorite, though I will have to depart the World of Warcraft time sink.
Steps required for success:
- Add Xbox 360 to my desk/gaming setup.
- Complete World of Warcraft: Cataclysm goals and freeze account
- Organize the half dozen games to finish playing through
- Agree on gaming time with family
- Get stuff done before gaming
That's one goal for 2011 out there for the world to see. Will try to post a couple more this week (another goal?!?) and track progress through the year.
-Brock
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