2nd Hardrive!!

[up2nogooduk]

This is going to be my 2nd Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS) hardrive that has messed up. for so unknow reason, i just rebooted (liked last time) and it just wouldn't find the hardrive.
Just had to to a RMA it. what i do notice, my hardrive (just like the last one) just seems like it's doing something all the time, even when i don't have anything running. this is even after so many formats and reinstalls. then it will stop for a while. then later start again. odd... and now it's buggerd again.
Good job i have a back pc

 

[up2nogooduk]

P.s. should i get a cheap one to use as a back up ? if so, coz someone be kind to show me a link on how to set that up, as now i've lost all my work.. bad me

Thanks

 

[up2nogooduk]

I got a 7200.12 as a replacement they don't have the issues AFAIK.

I just looked, and they don't have the sameone as mine.
Wonder what the're give me.
I like the look of this,
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-168-SE go on O/C, send one of those as a replacement plz lol

These better then the Seagate Barracuda
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-053-SA&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=

This be ok for a back up then ?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-064-SA&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=
and how are you meant to set it up. also, if that happend again, how would i put all that stuff that's on the backed up drive, onto a new one.
i have a lot of info on my broken drive, would it be in safe hands when O/C take it ? what i mean is, could someone still get my info off there ?

Cheers

 

[up2nogooduk]

I got a 7200.12 as a replacement they don't have the issues AFAIK.

Got email saying there sending me a **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.11500GB SATA-II 32MB for a replacement.
B GRADE ?,
I thought a B GRADE was something that has a little problem with ?

I just spent a lot of money with them again, and they send me that lol and you got 7200.12 as a replacement, lucky u lol lol

Cheers.

 

[up2nogooduk]

Oh right, so that's what a B GRADE is.
Didn't think they did that drive on here anymore.
Should i get another one a do raid0?. never tried raid before. will i notice a lot more speed ? or is it a wast of time. ?

Cheers

 

[up2nogooduk]

'B' grade stuff isn't faulty in any way, it might be missing packaging, or leads, or some other superfluous bits but there's no problem with the hardware. I don't know why they bothered to even tell you it was 'B' grade...

RAID0 is faster and you would notice the difference, but it's less reliable than a single drive. There's a real danger of losing everything on both drives if it screws up. If you do decide to use it you must have a good backup strategy in place, and that means buying another storage drive to hold the backups. If you're not prepared to backup regularly I would advise against it.

I like to do it.
So when you set up RAID0. can windows be installed before you set up rai0?
Or do you have to set raid up first ?
and with the 3rd drive, do you just copy C:/ drive in windows, and past it onto the 3rd drive ? every week or so, or whatever days you choose etc?

Thanks a lot