Hard drive solution for new upgrade.

[Kenny Maultsby]

I will be upgrading my computer to a P4 2.6 and what I am trying to do is
have one 160 gig drive for video editing a 120 gig drive for applications
and a 120 gig drive for a backup. These will be serial drives. Questions.

1. Is a raid setup better?
2. Is raid faster than a single drive? And is the price point worth it?
3 Is having just software solution like Norton Ghost or Drive Image for
backup ok and reliable?

I would like any suggestions.

Kenny

 

[Bob Willard]

I will be upgrading my computer to a P4 2.6 and what I am trying to do is
have one 160 gig drive for video editing a 120 gig drive for applications
and a 120 gig drive for a backup. These will be serial drives. Questions.

1. Is a raid setup better?
2. Is raid faster than a single drive? And is the price point worth it?
3 Is having just software solution like Norton Ghost or Drive Image for
backup ok and reliable?

I would like any suggestions.

Kenny

The primary causes of lost and corrupted files are: fumble fingers,
bad software, environmental problems (including insufficient DC power,
surges/glitches on the AC power line, static discharge, and inadequate
cooling), and faulty hardware installation (bad cables, poor grounding,
etc.). Since RAID does not guard against any of the above, but only
against the failure of HDs (which typically have 100-year MTBFs), there
should be no question about the necessity of backup for valuable data --
with or without RAID.

RAID on a SOHO PC is rather like a spoiler on a commuter econobox.
If you want it, buy it; but don't try to justify it.

 

[Folkert Rienstra]

The primary causes of lost and corrupted files are: fumble fingers,
bad software, environmental problems (including insufficient DC power,
surges/glitches on the AC power line, static discharge, and inadequate
cooling), and faulty hardware installation (bad cables, poor grounding,
etc.). Since RAID does not guard against any of the above, but only
against the failure of HDs

(which typically have 100-year MTBFs),

Which, obviously, you don't have a clue about what that means.