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01-22-2006, 01:40 PM
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I want to setup a RAID
Whats the best RAID setup for me? I want 2 HD's with the same things on both drives so if one drive fails i still have the another. My PC info is in my sig
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01-22-2006, 02:45 PM
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Raid 1 is the mirroring raid.
Check here for explanations on raids http://www.pcmech.com/show/harddrive/296/
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01-22-2006, 02:53 PM
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Can i setup a mirror RAID with just software? or do i need any hardware?
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01-22-2006, 04:46 PM
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If you have the Deluxe model of that mother board, it has built in SATA that supports raid 0/1. If not, then you would need to get a PCI SATA controller card that supports raid.
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01-22-2006, 04:50 PM
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i have a PATA drive
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01-23-2006, 12:51 PM
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Then you need a PATA raid card. Software raid is not reliable.
I'd personally get an external hard drive housing and some cloning/imaging/backup software. http://www.apricorn.com/product_details.php?ID=332 Just add a hard drive. |
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