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  • DigitalPimp
    Confirmed User
    • Jun 2003
    • 512
    #1

    Help me understand RAID

    I have a single drive in my desktop and wanted to add two additional drives to store data setup in a RAID 1 configuration. Can I do this while continuing to use the original single drive or does it need to be part of the RAID setup?
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    • TheDoc
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • Jul 2001
      • 13827
      #2
      You can have a main drive with your os on it only and not part of the raid. Then use the other drives as your raid, with raid1 the hd's have to be the same size and best to use hardware to control it rather than software. Really, prob best not to use raid on your pc, unless you spend the real money on a raid controller ($1000+), raid can be a real pain, drives, hardware, software, problems all over.

      It's easier to just use the extra drives as mass storage devices and go with something like StorageProtect for your backups on a PC.
      ~TheDoc - ICQ7765825
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        • NickPapageorgio
          Confirmed User
          • Apr 2004
          • 8323
          #3
          Originally posted by TheDoc
          You can have a main drive with your os on it only and not part of the raid. Then use the other drives as your raid, with raid1 the hd's have to be the same size and best to use hardware to control it rather than software. Really, prob best not to use raid on your pc, unless you spend the real money on a raid controller ($1000+), raid can be a real pain, drives, hardware, software, problems all over.

          It's easier to just use the extra drives as mass storage devices and go with something like StorageProtect for your backups on a PC.
          That program is pretty much like Acronis right?

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            • tranza
              ICQ: 197-556-237
              • Jun 2003
              • 57559
              #4
              No idea, here's a bump for you...
              I'm just a newbie.

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                • DigitalPimp
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jun 2003
                  • 512
                  #5
                  Originally posted by TheDoc
                  You can have a main drive with your os on it only and not part of the raid. Then use the other drives as your raid, with raid1 the hd's have to be the same size and best to use hardware to control it rather than software. Really, prob best not to use raid on your pc, unless you spend the real money on a raid controller ($1000+), raid can be a real pain, drives, hardware, software, problems all over.

                  It's easier to just use the extra drives as mass storage devices and go with something like StorageProtect for your backups on a PC.
                  Ok, thanks for the info.

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                    • BV
                      wtf
                      • Sep 2001
                      • 10914
                      #6
                      another solution is to buy a external raid drive like the Western Digital 2tb mirror edition.

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