I stopped using raid0 after one of my drives started to sputter out. I was fortunate enough to be able to get it backed up before it seized up on me. Splitting data between 2 drives it too much of a risk. Although raid0+1 would be cool. :D
I stopped using raid0 after one of my drives started to sputter out. I was fortunate enough to be able to get it backed up before it seized up on me. Splitting data between 2 drives it too much of a risk. Although raid0+1 would be cool. :D
Drives in my experience don't die so often these days, and with regular backups the cost of replacements shouldn't be prohibitive.
Its always when you least expect it. But I will admit drives have given me a weeks notice before breaking down.
One day I'll justify splashing the cash on 4 drives for one machine, one day.
Then you will run out of space and turn the backup drive into more storage room. I remember when I couldn't fill my 500mb drive on my old packard bell pc.
I'd have to then buy either blu-ray or hddvd writer![]()
I've had a drive go out on me and kill my array. These two drives are fresh from RMA though. I'm the type of person that reformats every 3-6 months, and stores bookmarks, important files, porn, whatever onto a flash drive or dvd (or that HDD which is what it was for).