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| 60702 | 2002-07-10 08:05:00 | RAID = Redundant Array of Inexpensive (or Independent) Disks Designed primarily to "stripe" data across multiple drives so that in a multidisk array any one disk can fail without losing the data. Complicated issue but usually used for large servers in business, allowing hot swapping of HDD. Usually has 3+ HDD but some variants (RAID 0) can use 1 HDD See www.acnc.com Some motherboards have RAID support built in. CD ROM issue is separate, and I think thew gist was to create a "separate" data stream by using the secondary IDE channel where possible for the CD ROM so data isn't sharing the same cable as the HDD Older HDD needed a plug-in card with the driver electronics on it, so IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) was developed, where this controller circuitry and firmware was built into the drive (HDD and CD ROM drives) Be careful Susan, you are getting into fossil territory, are you old enough to handle it? |
godfather (25) | ||
| 60703 | 2002-07-10 08:43:00 | Some RAID controllers have a built in ATAPI interface which lets you use CD-ROMs, etc on the RAID controller (not in a RAID though). Other RAID controllers will only let you use hard drives. |
-=JM=- (16) | ||
| 60704 | 2002-07-10 09:00:00 | Strewth, this one dumb question turned into this feast of knowledge. Almost like a computer reference manual. I had intended to print it outbut will have to wait till I can buy another Ream of paper!!. I sure am learning tho & thankyou all for your time. Happy Poppa John. :) :) :) | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 60705 | 2002-07-10 11:02:00 | ops sorry susan. my bad for not knowing that you really meant that you don't know what goes into PCI slots. anyway it's been explained by the others. | boom23 (176) | ||
| 60706 | 2002-07-10 11:38:00 | No problem boom. Thank you JM and godfather for your RAID info. I think it's something I don't need to worry myself about too much - I hope. godfather, how can I be getting into fossil territory when JM knows far more than I do and he's much younger than me? :D |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 60707 | 2002-07-10 12:15:00 | > No problem boom. > > Thank you JM and godfather for your RAID info. I > think it's something I don't need to worry myself > about too much - I hope. > > godfather, how can I be getting into fossil territory > when JM knows far more than I do and he's much > younger than me? :D It's a wee thing called Radiation Addiction:O. Sure I could just sit in front of the microwave. But it's kinda boring and I get told off for eating so much. So naturally I sit in front of a monitor and read stuff on the internet. Plus I've always been one of those people that "is a hive of useless information" as some people would put it. PS. did anyone see my quote about radiation addiction in the July PCW. ;) *Susan runs off to find this stuff in the magazine that she somehow missed* |
-=JM=- (16) | ||
| 60708 | 2002-07-10 12:35:00 | Also Susan, have a look at this thread (forums.overclockers.co.nz). Also this (www4.tomshardware.com), this (www.dslwebserver.com) and this (www.neoseeker.com) |
-=JM=- (16) | ||
| 60709 | 2002-07-10 17:10:00 | Susan, JM has a thing called "intelligence" I think I used to have a bit once, but I lost it. Its an advantage of youth....have you managed to retain yours still?? Remember "one day we will all grow up to be as ignorant as our parents" |
godfather (25) | ||
| 60710 | 2002-07-11 09:46:00 | > Susan, JM has a thing called "intelligence" intelligence, aye. i must remember that/ |
-=JM=- (16) | ||
| 60711 | 2002-07-11 10:06:00 | Godfather & Intelligence. I vaguely remember that stuff. Now I am like a favourite old knife in the kitchen drawer. I can't be sharpened any more, so I am always dull edged, only good for spreading butter. No good for jobs that require a wedge of brain cutting!!! Slow Poppa John ;\ ;\ | Poppa John (284) | ||
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