I was wondering if I could get some advice.
I have a HTPC/Desktop with a RAID1 array of 2 1TB drives and a single 2TB drive for media on a Asus P5Q Pro board with the ICH10R chipset. Both the array and single drive get backed up to external drives.
I want to replace the 2TB drive with a RAID solution. I already have 3 2TB drives for this and 2 1TB if they can be used, all WD Caviar Greens.
I can make 4 SATA ports available to create an array. I was also considering a 5-port RAID controller card but can't find one that seems good or not too expensive (<$200) and that is PCIe x1. I don't have an available x16 slot.
I wanted to have a 5 drive RAID5 setup using 5 2TB drives (for 8TB storage) but don't have enough ports unless I get a card. Speed is not critical as it will just be used for media.
Another option was use the 3 2TB drives and the 2 1TB drives on a 5 port card on a RAID0 array for 8TB...again taking into account I'd need a backup solution. Is there a card where I can stripe across different size drives for a RAID0? is that even possible? My board doesn't support more than 2 drives anyway.
Thanks for any help/advice
I have a HTPC/Desktop with a RAID1 array of 2 1TB drives and a single 2TB drive for media on a Asus P5Q Pro board with the ICH10R chipset. Both the array and single drive get backed up to external drives.
I want to replace the 2TB drive with a RAID solution. I already have 3 2TB drives for this and 2 1TB if they can be used, all WD Caviar Greens.
I can make 4 SATA ports available to create an array. I was also considering a 5-port RAID controller card but can't find one that seems good or not too expensive (<$200) and that is PCIe x1. I don't have an available x16 slot.
I wanted to have a 5 drive RAID5 setup using 5 2TB drives (for 8TB storage) but don't have enough ports unless I get a card. Speed is not critical as it will just be used for media.
Another option was use the 3 2TB drives and the 2 1TB drives on a 5 port card on a RAID0 array for 8TB...again taking into account I'd need a backup solution. Is there a card where I can stripe across different size drives for a RAID0? is that even possible? My board doesn't support more than 2 drives anyway.
Thanks for any help/advice