RAID 0 & Backup Drive ?

Arthalen · 8 Nov 2006 at 15:27

I currently have a single 160GB Maxtor Drive in my machine.

However, I was wondering if it would be beneficial to obtain a pair of 80Gb SATA Drives and pair them up into a RAID 0 array.

Then, create a single partition, format and install windows and enjoy some raid performance improvements.

With the older 160Gb, I was thinking of using Norton Ghost to then back the RAID up to the single drive for data protection.

Then if my RAID ever failed, I could replace the failed drive, then re-image with the ghost image ??

Has anyone ever done anything like this, and is it worth it ?!

33L · 8 Nov 2006 at 16:55

thats exactly what i m thinking of doing but just with the windows backup utility so i willbe watching this post.

Ive got 2x80Gb raid0 and i have a spare 120Gb IDE(i know its less but i doubt im going to fill the full 160Gb as its just my gaming rig and all my other files are on my small file server.)

Was thinking of just putting the IDE in a USB caddy and using that.

sorry for the hijack!

Arthalen · 8 Nov 2006 at 16:57

No problem!

Although it seems a sensible idea, I just wonder if my little setup would be enough ... :/

Captain Fizz · 8 Nov 2006 at 17:06

You'd still loose the amount of data between the time the last backup was taken and the time the drive fails.
So if you have the self disipline to either:
-Copy required files to a network location once a week
-Ghost once a week

Then no problems. It would work, although RAID0+1 would do the same job but need 4 x 80 GB's.

gadget^ · 8 Nov 2006 at 19:45

raid 0 for me and use a spare drive for everything eles

main drive is my os who cares if one drive fails in 2 years nvr has

33L · 9 Nov 2006 at 12:49

my raid failed - partly my fault as the sata cable came lose - got a raid failure but when i put the drive back in and rebuilt the raid i accidelnty pressed yes to erase the data! DOH!

but it took me a while to get my system back to the way i wanted it and lost all my saved game data! so to escapre the hassle again thats why i want my data backing up even if i lose a weeks worth of data its better than all of it!

Arthalen · 9 Nov 2006 at 14:22

Have to agree with 33L .... and a 3 drive setup with Raid 0 and backup drive means less backup/restore time spen than with DVD's, or even god forbid CD-R's!!!

Thanks for the input all.