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On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:02:13 -0500, Frosty wrote:
>I have 2, 200GB Maxtor HD's (XP Pro, yada, ") and wanna eventually
>have 5.
>I wuz thinkin' about a RAID but had some reservations.
Then look in past posts in 24HSHD where it's been discussed before along
with posts of links about RAID advantages/disadvantages.
http://groups.google.com/group/24hoursupport.helpdesk?
>I'm a-skeered that if I make one I'll lose all the data I got on the 2
>now.
If you pick RAID 0 , yes. It's not really a RAID level anyway, there is
no redundancy. RAID 0 on 2 x 200GB disks gives you 400GB but as files
are written on both drives in parts, if 1 drive fails you lose all data.
Using the 24HSHD search for, raid author:why? , others have also posted
links.
Ripped from past posts,
There is a good guide here, and just two URLs to get started. (from
2002)
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/perf/raid/why.htm
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/perf/raid/levels/comp.htm
(from 2003)
From another poster, recommended this link
http://www.acnc.com/04_01_00.html
and the link I use
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/perf/raid/index.htm
There are more.
>Is that true? Must I lost everything in order to make a RAID array?
>And I wuz gonna make one of them kinda RAID's that made fer one HUGE
>HD rather than redundant HD's but I hear that if one craps then I lose
>everything.
>
>What to do?
Reading, see the URLs above.
Me
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