guidance with setting up RAID1

[Magic_x_uk]

Hi, will be building a new PC/HTPC soon.

Will have a small HD for the OS (Win 7) not sure what ver I will need.

I also will be putting in x2 Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB HD's
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-097-SA&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1955

I wish to use RAID1 (I don't know much about RAID)

basically i want to have a complete back up of all my media in case anything goes wrong. I am under the impression RAID1 allows me to have x2 HD's with exactly the same on both. So if one dies. I take it out, bin it and put another in and it rebuilds/copies itself.


How do I do this within Win 7 please

Thank you

 

[Magic_x_uk]

okay that certainly sounds another option.

I would have thought RAID1 was a back up. hence 2 drives having exactly the same on each of them. Which in essence is what I would do with a external HD isnt it?

 

[Magic_x_uk]

That is something I never thought about. That is a very valid point.

Thank you for that. makes complete sense now.

Is there anything that then can back up what I have on a internal drive to a external drive at specific times etc, certain folders.

Would like to have all my photos on 1 HD within the PC and then know I have a back up on a external of the same.


At the moment. What I do is copy new photos/movies etc over to my external one when I get the chance.

I have to remember to do it. Which of course means I dont do it all the time. Which could lead to me loosing some data if a drive fails.