With RAID-6, your data will still be protected against errors when you're one drive down. My priorities for the backup RAID config are as follows: I'm working on configuring a Dell DL2200 (basically a ...

RAID-Z1, on the other hand, gets rid of it entirely. While it stores data and parity information in different disk layouts, ...

I/O is dependent not only on our RAID arrangement but also the quality of RAID card that you use. A really good RAID card can do all the RAID5 parity processing and ...

Unfortunately, the endless recesses of the Internet are filled with a bunch of misconceptions about RAID setups, and it’s ...

Businesses can set up a redundant array of independent disks, or RAID, configuration to duplicate data on a device, protect against data failure or improve write performance on a volume. Some ASUS ...

The four-port external SATA II-compliant controller supports PCI-X and PCI bus systems, with a maximum data throughput of 3 Gbps per port. Designers can configure drives that attach to the controller ...

Businesses that don't utilize cloud storage to back up their data -- and perhaps even those that do -- should consider making use of a redundant array of independent disks or RAID configuration to ...

Jon Bach, who runs Puget Custom Computers in Seattle, explains Why RAID is (usually) a Terrible Idea in his blog. Breaks way more often than disks do Jon notes that for some reason many of his ...