Raid 5 setup?

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Ok, well I bought a new segate 1.5TB HDD, and I want to do a fresh install of Windows vista. I decided I wanted to do Raid 5 for stripping and parity but I don't actually have a clue how to set a raid array up. Can I do it with the 1.5TB HDD, 500gb&400GB HDDs? Or they have to be the same size? I am still confused about how to go about setting up a raid array so any help would be much appreciated.

HDDs:
Seagate 1.5TB
Hitachi 500gb
2x hitachi 400gb.
 
That won't work, they need to be the same size (technically you can use whatever size you want, but you'll only be able to use the same amount on all the drives as your smallest one). Your motherboard or RAID controller have to support it as well. To be honest, if you aren't really sure what it is, it isn't for you. It will also be rather slow if you don't invest in a hardware RAID (which aren't cheap). If you want speed and security, you'll probably want to get another drive for RAID 0 and then use a third for backing up whatever critical data you have (as RAID 5 only protects you from drive failure...it is not a backup solution).
 
ok thanks thats what I thought. Well I guess I could get another 1.5tb hdd.
 
You also need a minimum of three drives for RAID 5 if you still plan on going that route.
 
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