- Joined
- Apr 25, 2005
- Location
- Fredericksburg, VA
Hey guys, got a couple quick questions for you. First, the situation:
Currently have a 200GB Seagate Barracuda PATA in my system, and i'm out of space. (I am a MASSIVE anime/music junkie, so space fills very quickly). I'm also working on building a new system in the future, like end of summer or christmas time. So, on with the questioning!
First, I've read a LOT of sigs/posts with people having a smaller drive (usually a 74GB Raptor) for the OS/programs, and then a larger one for storage. Is there a real benefit to keeping them separate like this?
Second, would RAID be worth it? I'm thinking of a 250 or 300 for my storage drive (If I do the above setup), and losing that much data due to HDD failure would blow. I'm willing to spend the extra money, but only if it'll really be worth it, since I'm going to save up enough for a nice high end system anyways.
Third, basic RAID question. If doing RAID for the storage drives, they'd have to be the same size, correct? I'm assuming it would be RAID1, which as I gather pretty much makes a clone of one drive on the other.
Assuming the OS/Storage split is good, I'd end up getting the large storage drive (or two, if RAID-ing), putting all my media on it and then when the new computer has been built, switching it over. My space just didn't last as long as I thought, so I figure I'd go ahead and get the drive soon.
Currently have a 200GB Seagate Barracuda PATA in my system, and i'm out of space. (I am a MASSIVE anime/music junkie, so space fills very quickly). I'm also working on building a new system in the future, like end of summer or christmas time. So, on with the questioning!
First, I've read a LOT of sigs/posts with people having a smaller drive (usually a 74GB Raptor) for the OS/programs, and then a larger one for storage. Is there a real benefit to keeping them separate like this?
Second, would RAID be worth it? I'm thinking of a 250 or 300 for my storage drive (If I do the above setup), and losing that much data due to HDD failure would blow. I'm willing to spend the extra money, but only if it'll really be worth it, since I'm going to save up enough for a nice high end system anyways.
Third, basic RAID question. If doing RAID for the storage drives, they'd have to be the same size, correct? I'm assuming it would be RAID1, which as I gather pretty much makes a clone of one drive on the other.
Assuming the OS/Storage split is good, I'd end up getting the large storage drive (or two, if RAID-ing), putting all my media on it and then when the new computer has been built, switching it over. My space just didn't last as long as I thought, so I figure I'd go ahead and get the drive soon.