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explain to me RAID please
Name: Chundel Date: January 16, 2007 at 22:16:34 Pacific OS: windows XP CPU/Ram: 1.7GHz, 640MB
Comment:
ok i really dont understand the point of RAID and i dont understand y someone would want to use it for home use, all i understood is it is like a back up of ur original HDD, bue instead y dont u just use it for more HDD space i just dont get it, also once u tell me the benifits and dis advantages can u tell me how to set it up, and is it possible with IDE, im so lost with raid i dont get it.
PC:
CPU: P4 1.7 GHz RAM: 640 MB PC133 Puke HDD: 20GB ex wont give me back my 250 :S GPU: Geforce FX 5500
Name: jam Date: January 17, 2007 at 05:00:51 Pacific
Reply:
"i dont understand y someone would want to use it for home use"
That comment just about sums it up.
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Response Number 3
Name: Chundel Date: January 17, 2007 at 11:41:09 Pacific
Reply:
bahh seems pointless to me, in the past it was good and for servers now its still good (only with sata HDDs that is or else its pointless) but like for hom u can just buy a huge HDD and not bother with raid at all xD, so ya ok so i have come to the conclusion not to use RAID cause its pointless :P
PC:
CPU: P4 1.7 GHz RAM: 640 MB PC133 Puke HDD: 20GB ex wont give me back my 250 :S GPU: Geforce FX 5500
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