<josh.lewis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> So I'm going to implement Raid 1 at home, and have a quick setup
> question.
>
> Currently, I have an 80gb disk, with 2 volumes (C:, D: at 40gb each.)
>
> If I stick in, say a 250gb there, do I create 2 volumes on it at 40
> each to mirror, thus leaving an extra 170gb out there for "extra",
> maybe an E: ?
>
> Or, do I just set the new one to be a mirror, and it will
> automatically make the 2 volumes and leave me with unallocated space?
>
It will be the size of the smaller drive.......ie 80gb. Your best bet is to
get 2 identical 250gb drives for your array and just leave your other as a
single drive. With current prices you don't pay a lot more for 500gb drives
vs 250gb drives and the larger drives might give you a bit better R/W
speeds.
>So I'm going to implement Raid 1 at home, and have a quick setup
>question.
>
>Currently, I have an 80gb disk, with 2 volumes (C:, D: at 40gb each.)
>
>If I stick in, say a 250gb there, do I create 2 volumes on it at 40
>each to mirror, thus leaving an extra 170gb out there for "extra",
>maybe an E: ?
>
>Or, do I just set the new one to be a mirror, and it will
>automatically make the 2 volumes and leave me with unallocated space?
Sounds to me like you're making a mistake.
You should get two matched drives.
"Frank McCoy" <mccoyf@millcomm.com> wrote in message
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> In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt josh.lewis@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>So I can't raid just certain volumes on a hard disk? It's the whole
>>physical drive?
>
> That's the whole idea of RAID.
> "Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks"
> (Some people use another word instead of "inexpensive".)
>
Wasn't RAID originally called Redundant Array of Independent
Disks???......Anyway, Frank is correct in that you need two physical disks,
not just partitions, to setup a Raid 1 array. The same goes for all arrays
until you get to Raid 5 where it needs 3 or more. I use Raid 0 just for the
extra speed for video rendering but it is not recommended for any critical
storage.
In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt "Ed Medlin" <ed@edmedlin.com> wrote:
>
>"Frank McCoy" <mccoyf@millcomm.com> wrote in message
>news:kjeu73lm9jgabolmtvtl9tqdgqhvlp4vpl@4ax.com.. .
>> In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt josh.lewis@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>>So I can't raid just certain volumes on a hard disk? It's the whole
>>>physical drive?
>>
>> That's the whole idea of RAID.
>> "Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks"
>> (Some people use another word instead of "inexpensive".)
>>
>
>Wasn't RAID originally called Redundant Array of Independent
>Disks???
>......Anyway, Frank is correct in that you need two physical disks,
>not just partitions, to setup a Raid 1 array. The same goes for all arrays
>until you get to Raid 5 where it needs 3 or more. I use Raid 0 just for the
>extra speed for video rendering but it is not recommended for any critical
>storage.
>
>Ed
>
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