Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World
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@dustinb3403 said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
It's not hardware raid. It's a piece of code that is operated within your motherboard (and by the CPU on your board).
The utility you've used on this board is controlled from the Motherboard, thus it's FakeRAID. It "does" RAID but it's such a bad idea to use it that you'd be better off adding a third disk and using proper SoftwareRAID for wherever you want your data to reside.
This isn't clear. There is nothing that operates "on the motherboard" with FakeRAID, nothing at all. It's Fake in that there is no hardware doing the RAID, but is presented as being such. It has nothing to do with being industry standard, and certainly doesn't run on the motherboard, that would require a separate processor, and in doing so, they'd not bother to fake it.
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@bnrstnr said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
@dustinb3403 said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
It's not hardware raid. It's a piece of code that is operated within your motherboard (and by the CPU on your board).
So it DOES come from the motherboard?
No, he's confused. It absolutely does not.
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@dustinb3403 said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
@bnrstnr said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
@dustinb3403 said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
It's not hardware raid. It's a piece of code that is operated within your motherboard (and by the CPU on your board).
So it DOES come from the motherboard?
It has too, there is no where else for it to reside and run.
This is completely incorrect. Not only does it not have to, it cannot. There is no hardware on the board to do it, and we can trivially (and have so many times) proven that it is not. You cannot bypass the RAID if this were true, but you always can.
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@obsolesce said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
@obsolesce said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
Are you getting the FakeRAID from the powersupply? No. From the motherboard? Yes.
So yes, 99% of motherboards DO have raid (even if it's FakeRAID, it's still RAID). This was my original point.
They absolutely do NOT have RAID. That is wrong. Find any board you like as an example and we can demonstrate it. This is trivial to show in the real world. There is no reason to use hypotheticals.
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@obsolesce said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
If you go back and read my posts, you'll see the type of RAID was never part of my point. That was what Scott was saying was my point, confusing everyone else including himself.
You said you didn't care where it came from, I'll go find the quote.
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@obsolesce said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
I don't care about hardware RAID, software RAID, or fakeRAID.
Right here. You said you didn't care if it came FROM the motherboard or not. You were just trying to say you got RAID in the end.
Now you are stating the opposite.
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@scottalanmiller said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
@bnrstnr said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
@dustinb3403 said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
It's not hardware raid. It's a piece of code that is operated within your motherboard (and by the CPU on your board).
So it DOES come from the motherboard?
No, he's confused. It absolutely does not.
How does it not?
If you remove the motherboard, you lose the RAID. The whole thing comes from the motherboard. The motherboard provides the fakeRAID, it's built into the motherboard. The RAID exists without the OS. You can confirm the RAID is there by hitting CTRL+R or whatever it is, and seeing that the RAID1 is there, active, working.
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@scottalanmiller said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
@obsolesce said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
I don't care about hardware RAID, software RAID, or fakeRAID.
Right here. You said you didn't care if it came FROM the motherboard or not. You were just trying to say you got RAID in the end.
Now you are stating the opposite.
No, I said I don't care what type the RAID is...
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Scott, something has to process to "fakeRAID" components during the setup phase. The CPU is what is doing this. Not a dedicated CPU.
It is still FakeRAID, because (and in the above example) of seeing multiple disks once you go to install do you prove that the FakeRAID is actually fake.
The "run this raid program via CTRL + <something>" can't be run without some RAM and CPU. It's still Fake, but it is being run by the CPU on the motherboard.
It's still fake 100% though.
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@obsolesce said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
The thing is, FakeRAID is RAID... nobody gives a shit here what kind of RAID it is. Don't listen to Scott, the kind of RAID it was I never was debating. That was all stuff he was shoving in my mouth.
No one said it wasn't RAID, why do you keep bringing that up as if someone other than you thought that? What I stated, and what you are so passionate about, is that you want that RAID running in hardware and coming from your motherboard. You aren't okay with it being in software, hence why this thread started. Since there was never a hint that there wasn't RAID, only about where it might reside.
So clearly , everyone in this thread, mostly you because you were the one that took it from a casual comment that was true, to this huge discussion trying to prove it wrong, is because you give a huge shit about what kind it is. That's the sole purpose to you arguing this.
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@dustinb3403 said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
Scott, something has to process to "fakeRAID" components during the setup phase.
No, it doesn't. Why do you think it does?
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@dustinb3403 said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
It is still FakeRAID, because (and in the above example) of seeing multiple disks once you go to install do you prove that the FakeRAID is actually fake.
That proves it is not using any hardware; aka that it is software RAID. If that was pretending to be hardware, then it would prove that it was FakeRAID. FakeRAID being software RAID masquerading as hardware RAID to explicitly trick people who give a shit where the RAID runs. If someone wants RAID from the motherboard, then that means they care where it runs, and FakeRAID is designed to take advantage of that.
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@scottalanmiller said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
@dustinb3403 said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
Scott, something has to process to "fakeRAID" components during the setup phase.
No, it doesn't. Why do you think it does?
I guess I have to question you on this, how do programs operate?
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@obsolesce said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
@scottalanmiller said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
@bnrstnr said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
@dustinb3403 said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
It's not hardware raid. It's a piece of code that is operated within your motherboard (and by the CPU on your board).
So it DOES come from the motherboard?
No, he's confused. It absolutely does not.
How does it not?
If you remove the motherboard, you lose the RAID. The whole thing comes from the motherboard. The motherboard provides the fakeRAID, it's built into the motherboard. The RAID exists without the OS. You can confirm the RAID is there by hitting CTRL+R or whatever it is, and seeing that the RAID1 is there, active, working.
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@obsolesce said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
I have always known the difference. This was never about me not knowing the difference between hardware/software/fake RAID.
Regardless of what kind of RAID it is, you get it with your motherboard. That's what this was always about.
First you state that you know the difference. Then you state something that clearly says you don't see the difference. Your second statement negates the first. Motherboards that have RAID must be hardware, and you can't buy those on the market.
You are missing the entire concept that we are discussing.
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@scottalanmiller said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
@dustinb3403 said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
It is still FakeRAID, because (and in the above example) of seeing multiple disks once you go to install do you prove that the FakeRAID is actually fake.
That proves it is not using any hardware; aka that it is software RAID. If that was pretending to be hardware, then it would prove that it was FakeRAID. FakeRAID being software RAID masquerading as hardware RAID to explicitly trick people who give a shit where the RAID runs. If someone wants RAID from the motherboard, then that means they care where it runs, and FakeRAID is designed to take advantage of that.
Exactly, and that is my point. If I want hardware raid, I know I'm purchasing and installing a separate card(s) that has its own processor and ram (and ideally battery backup).
If I want software RAID I'm looking at solutions like MD RAID. Never am I going into a "CTRL + <something> menu with my disks connected directly to the motherboard* expecting Software or Hardware RAID.
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@obsolesce said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
@obsolesce said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
@scottalanmiller said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
@bnrstnr said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
@dustinb3403 said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
It's not hardware raid. It's a piece of code that is operated within your motherboard (and by the CPU on your board).
So it DOES come from the motherboard?
No, he's confused. It absolutely does not.
How does it not?
If you remove the motherboard, you lose the RAID. The whole thing comes from the motherboard. The motherboard provides the fakeRAID, it's built into the motherboard. The RAID exists without the OS. You can confirm the RAID is there by hitting CTRL+R or whatever it is, and seeing that the RAID1 is there, active, working.
That's not logical. That's like saying that your operating system is provided by a license, rather than code. Because if you don't supply the license, the OS stops working. The license is required, but it doesn't provide the software. Just because the motherboard is your "hardware license" in some cases, but certainly not all, doesn't in any way suggest that the motherboard provides the RAID.
Nothing come from the motherboard, other than the identity of the motherboard. The motherboard, by definition, does not provide FakeRAID. it is not from it, nor baked into it. The RAID doesn't exist, at all, without the OS. You cannot possible confirm it as you describe, as you should already know, because that was all explained earlier.
Again, you continue to repeat the exact thing we'd expect from someone confused and tricked about FakeRAID and never acknowledging what we had stated before any of this began nor disputing anything said. All of your "proofs" are things we showed previously as being what FakeRAID looks like.
You just keep reinforcing that you aren't listening. Not even to the point of the starting point of the discussion. Go back and learn about FakeRAID. Once you understand it, it should be completely clear why nothing you've said suggests, in any way, that hardware is providing the RAID. And you'd know that if you had this supposed system, that we could trivially demonstrate why it was Fake and show that the RAID is all in the OS, not the mobo.
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I Found this, do you think this Is something that could be a cause for confusion?
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You can buy after market FakeRAID cards, too. Intel Matrix RAID is a famous one. Comes with dedicated hardware and everything. Yet, zero RAID on the card. The card is just a fancy licensing dongle to make it seem more reasonable to pay a lot for something that, if people knew what it was, would realize that better products are free.
That motherboard makers do this is nothing compared to dedicated FakeRAID hardware makers. Yet we've known about them for a very long time, and how they work.
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@wrcombs said in Discovering FakeRAID in the Real World:
I Found this, do you think this Is something that could be a cause for confusion?
Yes, that doesn't help. It's impossible for it to work they way that they say, BIOS cannot support functionality like that (UEFI can, in theory). The BIOS can configure it (the Control - R trick), but can't provide it. RAID takes more code than fits in a BIOS, and the BIOS doesn't run on its own hardware, but on the main CPU. The BIOS is not a processor.
