raid 5?

just a noob · 07-16-2008, 03:00 AM

ok, so my question is with raid 5, and 1tb size drive disks, how many terabytes would i see if i used 3 of them, would i see only 2 tb, or the full three?

brian · 07-16-2008, 03:12 AM

you would see 2 because raid 5 backs up all the files.

just a noob · 07-16-2008, 03:24 AM

so, your saying if i had 4 of the 1tb's i would be able to see 3 tb's?

brian · 07-16-2008, 03:36 AM

yes, the equ. is s * (n - 1)/n

s being space
n being number of drives

just a noob · 07-16-2008, 12:16 PM

cool, thanks and how do i make a partition? because im thinking about doing a tri boot with xp/vista/osx

tyttebøvs · 07-16-2008, 01:23 PM

When you have built the array, and installed the raid driver, you partition and format like you have always done. Seen from the software, it is just one big drive.

07-16-2008, 03:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
just a noob Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: cardboard mansion Posts: 1,384	raid 5? ok, so my question is with raid 5, and 1tb size drive disks, how many terabytes would i see if i used 3 of them, would i see only 2 tb, or the full three? __________________ free crysis killer I got 300mhz celeron@450mhz 32mb of ram windows 98 ati rage 8mb card baby :P

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brian Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Age: 16 Posts: 3,677	you would see 2 because raid 5 backs up all the files. __________________ formerly brianmay27 Main laptop: hp dv9005us \| turion 64 X2 1.6 ghz \| 3 GB ram \| Vista ultimate \| 240 GB HD First build: pentium e2160 3.2 GHz \| gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| 2.5 GB ram \| 160GB HD If you can see this, you have WAY TOO much time on your hand. Or you're a mod going through my sig. But if you do, copy and past this in your sig.

07-16-2008, 03:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
just a noob Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: cardboard mansion Posts: 1,384	so, your saying if i had 4 of the 1tb's i would be able to see 3 tb's? __________________ free crysis killer I got 300mhz celeron@450mhz 32mb of ram windows 98 ati rage 8mb card baby :P

07-16-2008, 03:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
brian Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Age: 16 Posts: 3,677	yes, the equ. is s * (n - 1)/n s being space n being number of drives __________________ formerly brianmay27 Main laptop: hp dv9005us \| turion 64 X2 1.6 ghz \| 3 GB ram \| Vista ultimate \| 240 GB HD First build: pentium e2160 3.2 GHz \| gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| 2.5 GB ram \| 160GB HD If you can see this, you have WAY TOO much time on your hand. Or you're a mod going through my sig. But if you do, copy and past this in your sig.

07-16-2008, 12:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
just a noob Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: cardboard mansion Posts: 1,384	cool, thanks and how do i make a partition? because im thinking about doing a tri boot with xp/vista/osx __________________ free crysis killer I got 300mhz celeron@450mhz 32mb of ram windows 98 ati rage 8mb card baby :P

07-16-2008, 01:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
tyttebøvs Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 235	When you have built the array, and installed the raid driver, you partition and format like you have always done. Seen from the software, it is just one big drive.

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