What is the difference between SoftRAID and SoftRAID XT?
What is the difference between SoftRAID and SoftRAID XT?
SoftRAID XT is designed to work only with OWC storage solutions and volumes in a single enclosure. SoftRAID Pro and Lite work with OWC storage solutions as well as third-party solutions and will enable users to store data across enclosures.
What is SoftRAID XT?
SoftRAID XT is a RAID application built for high-performance enclosure. If you purchased a solution that includes drives, they have been pre-configured to work with this application. If you are using your own drives, you need to initialize them and create one or more RAID volumes.
How do I remove SoftRAID from my Mac?
There is a very simple way to remove the SoftRAID driver and all components from your system. Please do not use third party applications for this. Run SoftRAID. In the “Utilities” menu is “Uninstall SoftRAID”.
What is a soft raid?
Software RAID is a form of RAID (redundant array of independent disks) performed on the internal server. RAID is a data protection method that spreads data on multiple hard disks, balancing overlapping I/O operations, improving performance and increasing the mean time between failures.
Which level of RAID is best Why?
RAID 0 offers the best performance, both in read and write operations. There is no overhead caused by parity controls. All storage capacity is used, there is no overhead.
Is Windows raid any good?
Windows software RAID, however, can be absolutely awful on a system drive. Never ever use windows RAID on a system drive. It will often be in a continuous rebuild loop, for no good reason. It is generally fine, however, to use Windows software RAID on simple storage.
Is softraid for Windows compatible with hardware RAID?
(Impossible with hardware RAID.) SoftRAID has always been the RAID choice on the Mac and now that power is available to Windows users as well. You can now create and share HFS+ RAID 0/1 volumes between a Mac and PC with SoftRAID for Windows opening up a new world of cross-platform compatibility.
What is softraid and how does it work?
SoftRAID: your best insurance against disk failure! The more disks you have, and the longer you have them, the more likely you are to experience disk failure. SoftRAID’s unique RAID features protect your files by alerting you to impending disk failure, and provide fast data access.
What is softraid for Macs?
Built with MacDrive (another OWC brand), SoftRAID allows you to create, read, and write HFS+ RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets on both macOS and Windows computers. Sharing data between Macs and PCs has never been easier.
How many disks can I use in softraid?
SoftRAID enables the use of up to 16 disks in a single volume or the ability to spread volumes over two or more enclosures for unprecedented speeds. For optimal speed and safety, SoftRAID is in a class by itself.
