Setting up a NAS

What Volt said....

[RightAJ]

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Lol thats what came to mind when I saw the thread

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[Kreth]

Originally Posted by Volt

"Also, is it even worth it to RAID two drives or should I just go for external backup to the NAS?"

Yes, with at leat Raid 1 or better RAID 5 if one drive fails they are still in business and can keep the doors open.

Excellent post. One quibble... you need 3 drives to do RAID 5. I've never tried setting it up with just 2. Wouldn't that basically be a pre-degraded array, for lack of a better term?
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[Volt]

Originally Posted by Kreth

Excellent post. One quibble... you need 3 drives to do RAID 5. I've never tried setting it up with just 2. Wouldn't that basically be a pre-degraded array, for lack of a better term?
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RAID 5 requires at a minimum 3 drives. One can fail and it will operate in a degraded mode (not recommended). With just two drives either RAID 0 or RAID 1. If 2 drives are the options - go with the mirrord drives (RAID 1). I can se my post was what I typed and not what I was thinking

[dunng]

Types of RAID - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID#Standard_levels
RAID Calc - http://www.ibeast.com/content/tools/...c/RaidCalc.asp