raid 5?

just a noob · 07-16-2008, 04:00 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, 04:13 AM

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

just a noob · 07-16-2008, 04:25 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, 04:36 AM

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

s being space
n being number of drives

just a noob · 07-16-2008, 01:17 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, 02:23 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.

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brian Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Age: 17 Posts: 4,958	you would see 2 because raid 5 backs up all the files. __________________ Nauru our homeland, the land we dearly love

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just a noob Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vault 69 Age: 17 Posts: 3,862	so, your saying if i had 4 of the 1tb's i would be able to see 3 tb's? __________________ When the shit hits the fan cpu: core i7 920@??? gpu: gtx 285 sli ram: 3 gigs of ddr3 hdd: seagate 500gb mobo: evga classified psu: enermax 1050 watt case: box from classified cooling: air for now

07-16-2008, 04:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
brian Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Age: 17 Posts: 4,958	yes, the equ. is s * (n - 1)/n s being space n being number of drives __________________ Nauru our homeland, the land we dearly love

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just a noob Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vault 69 Age: 17 Posts: 3,862	cool, thanks and how do i make a partition? because im thinking about doing a tri boot with xp/vista/osx __________________ When the shit hits the fan cpu: core i7 920@??? gpu: gtx 285 sli ram: 3 gigs of ddr3 hdd: seagate 500gb mobo: evga classified psu: enermax 1050 watt case: box from classified cooling: air for now

07-16-2008, 02:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
tyttebøvs Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 520	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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