Simply put, I need more data storage for backups/media/documents etc. and I have a few questions:
Will more drives (i.e. 8x250gb rather than 4x500gb) help protect my data better if its in raid 5? (I know there will be a higher risk of one drive failing but I can quickly replace it, I mean is there any benifit to using more drives)
Can anyone recommend me a good pci/pci-x/pci-ex(upto 2x) raid controller that can do raid 5 within the $1-$300 range? (Should I be considering raid 6 at all?)
Thanks, Zxcs
Will more drives (i.e. 8x250gb rather than 4x500gb) help protect my data better if its in raid 5? (I know there will be a higher risk of one drive failing but I can quickly replace it, I mean is there any benifit to using more drives)
Can anyone recommend me a good pci/pci-x/pci-ex(upto 2x) raid controller that can do raid 5 within the $1-$300 range? (Should I be considering raid 6 at all?)
Thanks, Zxcs