So what exactly is a RAID array???
Monday, July 27th, 2009 | Computer Research | 2 Comments
Read explanations but they don’t seem to make much sense! Could somebody explain to me what a raid array does in plain English?
I know that RAIDing several drives allows teh computer to see them as one big drive but that’s about as far as I understand!!
Thanks in advance!!
A Raid Array is a setup consisting of multiple hard drives and a RAID controller. It is a way to store data on multiple hard drives. Some configurations are a mirror, where two hard drives contain the exact same information at the same time. Others spread the information over multiple hards with redundancy, so 1 drive can fail, and you will still have all of your data on the combination of the other drives. The RAID controller sets up which style you have, RAID0,RAID1,RAID5, RAID10 and RAID100
Computer hard drive raid array setup ?
Monday, July 27th, 2009 | Computer Research | 3 Comments
Getting opinions from people who have this. I build my own computers and upgrade about once a year. I am thinking about my next upgrade and making a raid array with two SATA HD. This should produce the best write/read times but give me your thoughts and experience with your raid array ? What type of raid array do you use and why do you think a certain raid array is best type to use for a home/ gamming pc ?
JBOD
easy and you can still great speeds, i have one samsung Spinpoint F1 1T for all my music and vids and i have a Corsair Extreme Series128GB for my games and a Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB for my OS’s, i have windows vista and windows 7
great load times and if i need more space i just pop a new drive in and start filling it no need to reinstall a OS or combine the drives as i have had HUGE issuse with that, if one of your drives dies you may lose more data then you think. and as this is only and upgrade i think JBOD is best
Can i make my own RAID array?
Monday, July 27th, 2009 | Computer Research | 3 Comments
I want a RAID 0 array, but don’t need 7.5Tb. I only want 500Gb.
Is is possible for me to make one, using a few little SATA disks?
Yes… if your motherboard supports RAID0 or if you have a controller card. RAID0 requires at least two drives of equal size and will create a single combined space drive for you. So, if you have 2 10GB hard drives in RAID0, this will give you 20GB space as a single drive. If you have 3 10GB in RAID0 then you have 30GB space. Etcetera.
As stated, the motherboard must support this feature or you need to buy a RAID expansion card (which can be expensive).
Also note that I have successfully creaded a RAID0 with two drives of unequal size. One was a 200GB and the other was a 250GB and because I put them in RAID0 the controller card limited the 250GB drive to a 200GB to match the smaller. I don’t recommend this, but it does work.
Failed RAID SCSI Controller – can array be recovered?
Monday, July 27th, 2009 | Computer Research | 1 Comment
I have a RAID 5 configuration on a hardware RAID SCSI controller. The controller has just failed but the hard drives are not damaged. Can I recover the raid array without having to rebuild it and loose my data?
What I want to know is, will I need to buy an identical controller to rebuild the array?
For RAID 5 configuration, you need to rebuild it and that’s the only choice.. To rebuild it, please take note to backup all your current data and only start recovery.
How do part time real estate agent make money when their not selling homes?
Friday, July 24th, 2009 | Real Estate | 4 Comments
I’m freshly into real estate. I’m curious as to how other people make a living when the market is down and you have no homes listed with you being sold. Even full time agents also. What type of ways do you find income rather than selling a home. I would like any EXPERIENCED real estate person to answer. I know everyone says don’t get into real estate because its 100% commission, but I love it. But I need some good advice. Please help. Thank you.
I have been a Realtor for 22 years and have worked full time and it is my primary source of income. Through the slow times I have built houses, bought and remodeled homes and sold them or kept as rental, worked for appraisers, and anything I can do to offset the lack of income. If being in real estate is what you enjoy…find something that you enjoy but involves the business. You might think about doing some property management. I recommend that if you have not been in the business very long….get involved in everything you can to socialize and widen your sphere of influence. Charity work will payoff in your heart and you will be amazed at the customers you can reach. You may have to find a part time job to get you through the lean times….I know people that substitute teach, clean houses, work at tax offices, etc. but if you stick out the first 5 years it is a great career. It takes time to establish yourself and your will work long hours. It is true that most real estate agents to not make a living selling real estate, but if they don’t it is because they did not do what it takes. Another option is to look at your listings and figure out another seller that may take their home in on trade or they could trade each other. It sounds crazy, but we did a lot of it back in the mid 80s. Good Luck to you!