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Old 11-02-2006, 11:27 AM
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Re: what do you think of this for storage?

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Originally Posted by cmcquistion View Post
This is true, but a simple Windows crash or power outage is not going to destroy the RAID array. Generally, it will take an actual drive failure to destroy the array.
I should have been more clear. Not any old windows crash will do it, no. And not every power surge will cause it, no. The thing is that it can and has happened for the reasons just stated, and it is far more prone to issues than seperate drives.

The hardware raid cards with bios chips are certainly more stable than others though. Sometimes they can recover from issues, but in case there is a problem, RAID 5 is always the best option.
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