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| 1283675 | 2012-06-24 06:42:00 | Which RAID configuration would be best for 2x750GB 5400RPM HD? | stratex5 (16685) | ||
| 1283676 | 2012-06-24 07:00:00 | it all depends on what you want. RAID 0 will just make them as like a single drive however if one fails then you lose everything. RAID 1 will write the same data too both disks. | Slankydudl (16687) | ||
| 1283677 | 2012-06-24 08:04:00 | ^ This | icow (15313) | ||
| 1283678 | 2012-06-24 08:15:00 | Ok, thanks:) | stratex5 (16685) | ||
| 1283679 | 2012-06-24 08:26:00 | and raid 0 increases your read speed i think | Slankydudl (16687) | ||
| 1283680 | 2012-06-24 23:46:00 | 5400?? really ?? :-) There was a thread a while back that mentioned some HD's are NOT recommended for Raid config's. |
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| 1283681 | 2012-06-25 00:57:00 | Most technically aren't, but you can still do it. | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1283682 | 2012-06-25 01:38:00 | Striping the data (Raid 0) can give some small increase, sometimes used for things such as video editing where the user can use the huge capacity of effectively stitching 2 drives to make one large one, but yeah, the failure rate is also doubled as mentioned. Raid 1 (mirroring), while it prevents errors (or should I say "can help prevent errors"), it decreases data speed which is not recommended on a gaming pc. You also need good raid software, not having drivers etc up-to-date can and will cause it to crash and can take hours to re-mirror the drives again which can be a painful inconvenience. I had mirrored drives throughout the quakes, it served its purpose well, but really, unless you are running a network server or such, there is really no need for it or benefit from doing it. Most common retail drives are not recommended for RAID and proper raid drives are expensive. You can still do it with a normal drive as Chill said, but I would stay away from any "green" drives. | Iantech (16386) | ||
| 1283683 | 2012-06-25 02:13:00 | Most common retail drives are not recommended for RAID and proper raid drives are expensive. You can still do it with a normal drive as Chill said, but I would stay away from any "green" drives. Green / Blue ... Even "Black" is still not *quite* ideal, due to a few reasons, but the Black drives were better than the others to say the least. Most home users are better off just backing up rather than running a RAID array. What happens if the machine is caught in a fire? Theft? RAID won't prevent that, but backups which you can take offsite will! |
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| 1283684 | 2012-06-25 02:24:00 | 100% agree, I would only (and have only) used 'black', run pretty stable for the most part. A backup you can take offsite is a much cheaper way to go :). | Iantech (16386) | ||
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