currently debating whether to go for a pair of sata WD 500GB drives and raid them so everything copies from the one to the other
or to get a 500GB sata WD and also an external 500GB drive something like a seagate to manually back up to on a weekly basis
few questions
1
if a psu blew and took out one internal hard drive isnt it pretty likely it would also kill the other internal hard drive
2
if a virus got on a raid setup wouldnt it infect both drives giving both the exact same problem and lead to all data being compromised
im not sure if im missing something here as it appears that a raid system is a far from comprehensive method of backing up data
or to get a 500GB sata WD and also an external 500GB drive something like a seagate to manually back up to on a weekly basis
few questions
1
if a psu blew and took out one internal hard drive isnt it pretty likely it would also kill the other internal hard drive
2
if a virus got on a raid setup wouldnt it infect both drives giving both the exact same problem and lead to all data being compromised
im not sure if im missing something here as it appears that a raid system is a far from comprehensive method of backing up data