Re: RAIDshelbystripesSeptember 30 2007, 06:26:18 UTC
I'm using two 500GB drives in RAID 1 on a Windows box. The RAID 1 is provided by the onboard SATA component of the motherboard, so I spent nothing extra to gain RAID functionality.
Given that I have 3-400GB of data, I need a second 500GB drive for backing my data up whether I use RAID or not, and RAID simplifies the process. Setting it up was not at all complicated, I just had to read the motherboard manual and then use the semi-graphical user interface that you can access during the boot process.
I think that many home users are in the same place I am, which is to find themselves in an option of 1) spending a brief amount of time setting up a RAID 1 array which then automatically provides at least some redundancy as long as you leave it that way or 2) telling themselves they'll make regularly backups and then inevitably forgetting or slacking off. And I just don't get the "spend twice as much money" thing, given that RAID cards are cheap, or RAID is built onto motherboards these days. All you're really paying for is two hard
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You have to do backups anyway, so all RAID does is add one drive (or add two drives, if your backup disk is also RAIDed.)
You may think dicking around with BIOS settings is "not at all complicated" but I characterize it somewhat differently, more along the lines of, "please stab me in the eyes with chopsticks instead."
I'm done talking about RAID now. All of you can stop.
Given that I have 3-400GB of data, I need a second 500GB drive for backing my data up whether I use RAID or not, and RAID simplifies the process. Setting it up was not at all complicated, I just had to read the motherboard manual and then use the semi-graphical user interface that you can access during the boot process.
I think that many home users are in the same place I am, which is to find themselves in an option of 1) spending a brief amount of time setting up a RAID 1 array which then automatically provides at least some redundancy as long as you leave it that way or 2) telling themselves they'll make regularly backups and then inevitably forgetting or slacking off. And I just don't get the "spend twice as much money" thing, given that RAID cards are cheap, or RAID is built onto motherboards these days. All you're really paying for is two hard ( ... )
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You may think dicking around with BIOS settings is "not at all complicated" but I characterize it somewhat differently, more along the lines of, "please stab me in the eyes with chopsticks instead."
I'm done talking about RAID now. All of you can stop.
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