Can I add an old hard drive to RAID sets on servers? In answering this question, let’s assume that the old hard drive used to be an internal drive within a particular host or was incorporated within a ...

Mixing drive sizes in a NAS isn't as messy as it sounds—you just have to do it right ...

With two tool-less/adapter-less 3.5-inch drive bays, this is one of the easiest external RAID boxes we’ve tested. RAID 1, RAID 0, spanning and non-RAID (dual drive letters) modes are supported, and ...

How valuable is your data? If your storage drive crashed, would it ruin your day? Your week? Your entire career? Only you can answer those questions for yourself and your organization. But I'll tell ...

Creative professionals demand reliable, high-capacity storage solutions, and the LaCie 2big RAID 28TB Desktop Hard Drive delivers on all fronts. Currently discounted to $788.50 on Amazon (21% off its ...

Everyone uses RAID, right? I don’t—at least, not in the sense that you’re thinking of. While a striped array is the most common version of RAID, I actually use a non-striped parity system in my ...

Okay what are the benefits/drawbacks of having, say, 2 250 GB hard drives aligned together in "RAID 0", vs. a single, standard 500 GB hard drive?<BR><BR>I get the impression that RAID is somehow ...

Seagate's LaCie brand is well-known for its line of rugged, durable hard drives that are protected by an iconic orange bumper, and this spring, LaCie unveiled its latest accessory in the rugged lineup ...

Reader Liam Yates finds himself with two spare hard drives and one question. He writes: Over the years I’ve collected a couple of USB external hard drives that I’m not using. I wondered if I could ...

OK, quick RAID question. Don't flame me for not searching because I did and it yielded far too many replies for me to have time to read through. Anyway, when using IDE RAID, what characteristics are ...