staddydaddy
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I've been looking into RAID setup for a while now and I was posting a thread to get some of your opinions and ideas.
To start out, I do alot of digital photography and on my current set up I am practically out of space. What I need to accomplish is mass storage and secure my data against failure (drives crashing etc). At first I was thinking about buying a dvd-r drive so I could backup my photography data. As I was thinking about it, I thought I would probably be pretty inconvenient cause dvd-r's (I think) only store up to 5 gigs.
My next thought was a RAID setup. I've researched it a bit and I'm thinking that I'm going to go with a RAID 1 setup. Basically I don't want to have backup my files on removeable media cause it's a hassel. I would really be devistated if I lost all my photography data because I've spent so many hours working on it.
Has anyone here setup or do you run a RAID setup? If so what should I be looking for in drives. It's my understanding that You have to buy 2 identicle drives. My mobo currently supports RAID 0 and 1 so I believe I'm good on the harware side. My mobo also supports SATA but I'm not really sure on the pros/cons of SATA vs IDE. Is SATA more reliable, faster? When buying drives for my RAID setup should I favor SATA? I'm looking at buying two 250 gig, 7k, 8mb buffer drives
So my prioities are:
1.) Stability (against crashes)
2.) Capacity
3.) Performance (as in access times / speed)
4.) Noise (low if possible)
If you could, any recommendations or comment would be extremely appreciated.
To start out, I do alot of digital photography and on my current set up I am practically out of space. What I need to accomplish is mass storage and secure my data against failure (drives crashing etc). At first I was thinking about buying a dvd-r drive so I could backup my photography data. As I was thinking about it, I thought I would probably be pretty inconvenient cause dvd-r's (I think) only store up to 5 gigs.
My next thought was a RAID setup. I've researched it a bit and I'm thinking that I'm going to go with a RAID 1 setup. Basically I don't want to have backup my files on removeable media cause it's a hassel. I would really be devistated if I lost all my photography data because I've spent so many hours working on it.
Has anyone here setup or do you run a RAID setup? If so what should I be looking for in drives. It's my understanding that You have to buy 2 identicle drives. My mobo currently supports RAID 0 and 1 so I believe I'm good on the harware side. My mobo also supports SATA but I'm not really sure on the pros/cons of SATA vs IDE. Is SATA more reliable, faster? When buying drives for my RAID setup should I favor SATA? I'm looking at buying two 250 gig, 7k, 8mb buffer drives
So my prioities are:
1.) Stability (against crashes)
2.) Capacity
3.) Performance (as in access times / speed)
4.) Noise (low if possible)
If you could, any recommendations or comment would be extremely appreciated.