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Samstag:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 21, 2011, 02:25:50 pm ---
Sounds like someone wants a RAID array.

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Seconded.  You should still backup the really important stuff using other methods, but it's nice to be able to replace a failed drive with no loss of data (and if you're really brave, you can continue using the array with a drive missing).

ark_ader:
Get Western Digital, 5400 drives. 

I did not like the 7200 drives over heating, thus I get good deals on 500gb and 1tb drives (actually 1tb is cheaper).  They are also very quiet.

Raid 0 would not be a bad idea, if you have heat issues.  Get a case fan directed at those drives and control it with a regulator.

I had the same heat issues in my tower case, as I have like 8 drives in there.  After some serious reduction of cabling and the added fans reduced the heat issue dramatically.

I would also look at getting a tower chasis for just your drives and pop a cheap Atom ITX board in there.

hypernova:
I second Western Digital.  I've got those as externals for the Wii, and also use them in my desktop and arcades.

Xiaou2:
Ive went back and forth, but ultimately prefer WD, especially recently.

 However, make sure you look at the customer feedback ratings.. such as on Newegg.  You can get a nice idea about the durability of the drives.   The WD green drives for example, do not seem to hold up as good as the WD black series. (last time I looked)

 Clone the OS after its installed.  That way, if anything happens, all you have to do is reinstall programs, and not the OS + every driver needing to be loaded.

 A backup drive is pretty much a must for data that you value.  I chose manual cloning once every month or so, with important stuff copied manually regularly.

 Good cooling really does help.  Blow air across the surface of the drives.  May have to make a custom mount, as some of the mounts are spaced too close together to allow enough airflow.

 External usb Backup drives appear to be of inferior quality.  Possibly rejected from standard production, but deemed ok for limited backup usage.

 edit...

 Also remember to make sure the PC is shut down properly, (no instant power off), as well as keep vibrations to a minimal. (subwoofers could really destroy the drives pretty quickly)

drventure:
+1 on Western Digital and Raid 0 (Mirrored). Saved ---my bottom--- when I got struck by lightning (I had an offsite backup drive as well, but it was a few weeks out of date).

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