Hi,
I have built a new PC - amd x2 3800, epox 9npa ultra mobo, seagate 250 gig sata I hdd's.
I was thinking of pairing the drives up into a RAID configuration.
Questions:
- has anyone got good advice on what RAID type to use - redundancy or striping?...with low failure rates of hdd's these days should i go for speed or will that not buy me much and i should go for safety?
- i have already installed the OS, along with a bunch of apps on my first drive - can i still set up a RAID configuration without having to re-do all of this? How do i do this, any special steps over and above the standard raid set up instructions??
thanks
I have built a new PC - amd x2 3800, epox 9npa ultra mobo, seagate 250 gig sata I hdd's.
I was thinking of pairing the drives up into a RAID configuration.
Questions:
- has anyone got good advice on what RAID type to use - redundancy or striping?...with low failure rates of hdd's these days should i go for speed or will that not buy me much and i should go for safety?
- i have already installed the OS, along with a bunch of apps on my first drive - can i still set up a RAID configuration without having to re-do all of this? How do i do this, any special steps over and above the standard raid set up instructions??
thanks