drbenjamin
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Guys
Hoping the [H] can help me out here, sorry if this is a FAQ but I've searched and can't find the answer
I have a W2K machine (Optiplex GX110!) set up as a PVR, running GB-PVR. It's getting a little long in the tooth so I thought I'd build a new machine. I'm planning to install Vista 32 on it, and use SATA drives. SATA is the main reason for the upgrade, along with the fact that I've crammed 4 hard drives in the machine and occasionally the power supply sends out a little smoke
Under W2K I use a feature called "Dynamic Drive", which I think is a version of Raid 0. What it does is allow me to have a single drive letter span multiple physical hard drives, and importantly, add additional drives whenever I want. There's no striping, just spanning multiple disks. I understand the risks involved, that I lose all my data if just one of the drives fails. I'm cool with that, it's just recorded TV shows. The ability to add drives is key, I expect my collection to keep growing.
What is the best way to achieve the same functionality under Vista? I gather that the Home version of Vista don't offer dynamic drives - which ones do? My guess is that a hardware Raid solution would only allow spanning of drives connected to the card, which means I'd need one with 4-6 controllers. Are there software solutions that offer this feature?
Any help appreciated!
Hoping the [H] can help me out here, sorry if this is a FAQ but I've searched and can't find the answer
I have a W2K machine (Optiplex GX110!) set up as a PVR, running GB-PVR. It's getting a little long in the tooth so I thought I'd build a new machine. I'm planning to install Vista 32 on it, and use SATA drives. SATA is the main reason for the upgrade, along with the fact that I've crammed 4 hard drives in the machine and occasionally the power supply sends out a little smoke
Under W2K I use a feature called "Dynamic Drive", which I think is a version of Raid 0. What it does is allow me to have a single drive letter span multiple physical hard drives, and importantly, add additional drives whenever I want. There's no striping, just spanning multiple disks. I understand the risks involved, that I lose all my data if just one of the drives fails. I'm cool with that, it's just recorded TV shows. The ability to add drives is key, I expect my collection to keep growing.
What is the best way to achieve the same functionality under Vista? I gather that the Home version of Vista don't offer dynamic drives - which ones do? My guess is that a hardware Raid solution would only allow spanning of drives connected to the card, which means I'd need one with 4-6 controllers. Are there software solutions that offer this feature?
Any help appreciated!