okay so here's the dealio at the moment i have
a MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) to which is attached
1. 120gb SSD as system drive (sata3)
2. 60gb SSD (sata3) was first used as Intel Smart Response cache but after going through 2 of the 120gb Corsair Force Series GT I stopped using it as a cache and now just as another drive for office, creative suite etc.
3. 2tb HDD as games drive and usual day to day stuff, downloads, projects etc.
4. 1tb HDD as random storage drive
5. 2 2tb HDD in a RAID1 array (set up within windows) used for tv, film and music these are attached to the marvell controller on the mobo
So I'm running low on the RAID1 array and thinking of switching a few things up
I would like to increase more space by adding another 2tb drive and switching to RAID5
so as i understand it I would need something like:
Lian Li IB-01B PCI-Express 5-Port SATA-II & 1-Port e-SATA RAID Controller [IB-01B]
or
Highpoint RocketRAID Low Profile Card - RR2640x4SGL
now were i to install one of these cards how would I go about making sure my data was safe during the transition from raid1 to raid5?
Which of the 2 cards would be recommended for me?
Anyone have any suggestions for how better to do this or am i on the right track?
cheers
a MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) to which is attached
1. 120gb SSD as system drive (sata3)
2. 60gb SSD (sata3) was first used as Intel Smart Response cache but after going through 2 of the 120gb Corsair Force Series GT I stopped using it as a cache and now just as another drive for office, creative suite etc.
3. 2tb HDD as games drive and usual day to day stuff, downloads, projects etc.
4. 1tb HDD as random storage drive
5. 2 2tb HDD in a RAID1 array (set up within windows) used for tv, film and music these are attached to the marvell controller on the mobo
So I'm running low on the RAID1 array and thinking of switching a few things up
I would like to increase more space by adding another 2tb drive and switching to RAID5
so as i understand it I would need something like:
Lian Li IB-01B PCI-Express 5-Port SATA-II & 1-Port e-SATA RAID Controller [IB-01B]
or
Highpoint RocketRAID Low Profile Card - RR2640x4SGL
now were i to install one of these cards how would I go about making sure my data was safe during the transition from raid1 to raid5?
Which of the 2 cards would be recommended for me?
Anyone have any suggestions for how better to do this or am i on the right track?
cheers
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