I'm watching the OS build a RAID-1 array on a Win2k-AS box. It started generating the mirror ~11 hours ago; it's currently 90% complete. That works out to about 5 MBps. Which seems rather slow for ...

Western Digital's latest attempt to cash in on our general guilt over not backing up files is the My Book Mirror Edition. Effectively bridging the gap between a traditional standalone USB hard-drive ...

In this Recipe, I'll show you how to add an extra layer of protection to your client's data using RAID 1 (also known as disk mirroring) on a slick new network add-on box from Maxtor that offers dual ...

I realize this may be dependent on the specific configuration and demands required by individual VMs/applications, but this is more of a general question if you are building a new server for ...

Drives can die at any time. Protect your data. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Creating a software RAID 1 array in Linux takes ...

Managing a ton of drives in your PC is annoying. It gums up File Explorer and makes it difficult to know where files are supposed to go. You can set up a RAID array to simplify managing your drives, ...

Part one of this tip introduced you to hot swapping, online capacity expansion and online raid level migration. Read on for more advanced RAID functions. N-way mirroring, splitting and hiding Another ...

The modern PC has become the storage and entertainment hub of the home for many consumers and some people are gobbling up terabytes of data per year storing their DVD library, downloads, TV episodes, ...

There are many levels of IT hell. Surely, one of the worst of those involves coping with the looming torture of RAID 5. RAID has been with us for more than 20 years, and during that time has saved the ...