Re: [OT] Windows XP Dynamic Disks

["Dan Ward" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I have a dynamic disk, in Raid 5 config, I have 8 x 250GB drives, with an
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daptec controller card.  I must say I am very please with it and it was
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y to setup.  Beauty of it is that if a disk fails I will not loose all my
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vd's just install a new disk, and the array fixes it's self.

It is important to by a decent control card, so you do not load up your
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tem too much.  I am told that motherboard based arrays are not as good as
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nes which use a seperate card.  The cards are quite expensive, ISTR around
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=A3350 - 400 for an eight disk card.

I don't use it as my main drive, so can't comment on it as a primary
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ion.

With your 3 x 250GB disks you would in raid 5 get 500GB, but you could
alwa=
ys add to it as you need to, you only effectively loose one disk.

Cheers

Dan

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From: Simon McCaughey=20
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Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 4:27 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Windows XP Dynamic Disks


Does anyone on here have any recommendations as to whether dynamic
disks are a good idea in WinXP?

I have a media server with 3x250Gb disks in it, and was considering
changing them to dynamic, so they appear as one drive

Are there any potential pitfalls with dynamic disks? I assume if one
fails it doesnt take the others with it..?

Thanks

Simon


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