tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580925889301370172.post1909241716919022508..comments2023-06-09T04:06:48.525-05:00Comments on Build My Own Computer: RAIDDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03923592545983795350noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580925889301370172.post-49997594884327393852007-10-11T18:21:00.000-05:002007-10-11T18:21:00.000-05:00Thank you - good advice.Current plan is to use mir...Thank you - good advice.<BR/><BR/>Current plan is to use mirroring to guard against disk failure, and to perform monthly backups to a third identical drive as a hedge against those other risks.<BR/><BR/>I'm hoping that I can do the backup by simply taking one of the mirrored drives off line (as the backup) and re-mirroring to the third drive. But I'll see whether the MOBO manufacturer makes that easy or not.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03923592545983795350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580925889301370172.post-3245310032678797352007-10-11T17:01:00.000-05:002007-10-11T17:01:00.000-05:00Remember that a mirrored RAID configuration will n...Remember that a mirrored RAID configuration will not help you against:<BR/>- Viruses<BR/>- Malware<BR/>- Filesystem corruption<BR/>- Deleting files on accident (as you said)<BR/>- ... or anything else that could happen to your files in day to day use of your computer.<BR/><BR/>Basically, RAID only helps you against complete hard drive failure (as I understand it). If that is a significant concern for you, RAID might be the way to go. Otherwise, you could just get a second drive for regular backups.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com