I still don't know

jariknet

jariknet

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I'm still don't know about the differences between RAID and SATA? Could U give me a simple explained for this, thnk's


:D
 
erm.. SATA is a connection type, you know, connector + cables ( and its faster than IDE, wich is replaced by it, or beeing replaced by it :) )
and RAID is a certain setup you can make with 2 (or more i gues) harddrives.
(as far as i know,.. but maybe have a look into RAID 101 and Hdd 101 :o )
 
^ That's the gist of it.

Basically RAID is a set of disks setup in a way that makes them appear as one so that if one drive fails data can be recovered (with the exception of RAID0 this is so that if a disk fails the data can't be recovered). It's all covered in detail in the link Archangel posted. If you have questions past what's in there feel free to ask :)
 
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Cromewell said:
^ That's the gist of it.

Basically RAID is a set of disks setup in a way that makes them appear as one (with the exception of RAID0 this is so that if a disk fails the data can be recovered). It's all covered in detail in the link Archangel posted. If you have questions past what's in there feel free to ask :)
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i think you're confused mister moderator. raid 0 looks like 1 drive. raid 1 mirrors the other drive, if i'm not mistaken.
 
No I'm not mistaken, the OS still only sees 1 drive. The size it sees differs but it is still only 1 drive. ;)
 
with raid 0, the computer sees only one drive, as it is striped. no back up if it fails.

raid 1 also shows one drive, but uses the other one to mirror in case it fails.

you said with raid 0 you can recover if it fails. i think you mean raid 1.

anyone else want to confirm this for me?
 
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you said with raid 0 you can recover if it fails. i think you mean raid 1.
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Oops. That should say 'can't' my mistake :(

I thought when you said I was mistaken it was in regards to the OS seeing it as 1 drive. I've fixed the slight typo as well as corrected the partial thought I had there. I could've sworn I had that all in there the first time, ah well sorry for any confusion that may have brought on.
 
now i see what you meant, lol. :P

not only do you not have the recovery option, but raid 0 arrays are not as stable as running a single drive.
 
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