Archive for February 20th, 2009

Why badly implemented software RAID5 slows down your PC

Posted by mark on February 20, 2009 under Technology

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Some time ago I blogged about Windows Server 2008 Software RAID performance and learned that software RAID 5 is unusable at workstations. While opening large files and/or working with them the system became unresponsive. Wondering where the bus congestion might occur I’ve done some research and like to share the math with you for a better insight. Jump to the end for my conclusions and usage scenarios! Read more »

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