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GerrySly
post Jul 7 2009, 12:30 PM
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Hey,

I am looking at setting up a Raid 5 array. Only problem is I can't find any raid 5 controllers, all I can seem to find is raid 0 or 1. Also can I raid 2 hard drives that already have data on them or can I only raid new hdd's?

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MrDerrick
post Jul 13 2009, 08:53 PM
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You need clean drives to add to the array, so your existing ones will be wiped.

Like I said, if you really want the benefits of RAID5, run linux and run software RAID. This is the best budget solution.

Or run WHS and duplicate important files.
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- GerrySly   Raid   Jul 7 2009, 12:30 PM
- - neon   Cheapest hardware raid solution you'll get are...   Jul 7 2009, 04:46 PM
- - GerrySly   Alright, what about Sunix? I found a Sata PCI card...   Jul 11 2009, 12:16 AM
- - MrDerrick   The cheapest card I would get is a Highpoint 2320,...   Jul 12 2009, 12:29 AM
|- - GerrySly   QUOTE (MrDerrick @ Jul 12 2009, 12:29 AM)...   Jul 12 2009, 12:54 PM
|- - oohms   QUOTE (GerrySly @ Jul 12 2009, 12:54 PM) ...   Jul 12 2009, 01:57 PM
- - neon   cheapest raid 5 card you're looking at is a hi...   Jul 12 2009, 04:13 PM
- - GerrySly   Appreciate all the help guys, I'm gonna purcha...   Jul 14 2009, 09:35 AM

 

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