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Using RAID?

Poll ended at Wed Jan 14, 2004 9:47 pm

IDE - RAID 0/1
7
32%
IDE - RAID 5
2
9%
SCSI - RAID 0/1
2
9%
SCSI - RAID 5
0
No votes
Other freaky combo (RAID 10/15, etc)
1
5%
Nope...
8
36%
I thought RAID was for killing bugs?
2
9%
 
Total votes: 22
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curious to see how many peeps are using RAID at home...and if so, what type.
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I am using SATA RAID0 but voted for SCSI.
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i picked ide but I use serial.

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I am still stuck on IDE RAID 0
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Post by b-man1 »

sorry...i lumped all sata and pata devices into the IDE category so it wouldn't be too long. :)
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I plan to in the next few months upgrading my file server to 4 WD 160 BB in raid 5.
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SATA RAID0
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freaky RAID 1.5 :) See DFI LANparty rev A for info ( 2 x 120 PATA Seagate 7200.7 / 8 MB )

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Tried it for a year but gave it up a year ago. With the performance of modern drives with 8Mb buffers the gain isn't all that great, and I don't like the increased risk. Also I'm trying to keep my rig as quiet as possible nowadays and two drives is too much noise.
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2 x 160GB Maxtor 8MB cache 7200 RPM in PATA RAID0 (Promise Fasttrak TX2000)
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IDE Raid

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Raid 0.. :) It's pretty nice on these 5400 RPM drives.. :D
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Ditto!

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SATA RAID0
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No RAID, just a single 80 GB hard drive.

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2 Raid 5 arrays in my file server. One with 4 x 200G IDE's and another with 4 x 120G IDE's. All PATA drives converted to SATA with High-Point's Rockethead adapter. Using a High-Point RocketRaid 1820 for the controller.
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3 Arrays, all software raid. Haven't found a cheap FC-AL raid controller yet & I really don't care on the server. All those dual P3s have to do is read disks, play firewall, and route packets. Overkill I know but it used to be my main workstation's board & procs.

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4x 18 FC-AL Raid 0 for games & stuff. (ie- unimportant things)
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2x 18GB FC-AL Raid 1 for home dirs.

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2x 18GB SCSI for / and home dirs.
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