The raid 1 array on my server has dropped a drive. They are old 150gb ide drives that I've had for quite some time. Any ide drive is more than I want to spend, so I figure I will upgrade.
The server is used for development of ColdFusion and SQL Server, and a media backup. Performance is not a huge deal.
I'm looking at a few.
I currently have three spinpoint f1 raid editions in a raid 5 array on my dev box. I could mirror that on the server, allowing me to back up across the network. I don't think I raelly need raid 5 though. A couple of terabyte drives in raid 1 should be enough.
So here are my choices:
Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$160x2
SAMSUNG F1 RAID Class HE103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$150x2
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$90x2, or I could get three for raid 5 for the price of the other two drives.
So what should I get?
Also, I am looking at this card:
Rosewill RC-222 PCI Low Profile Ready SATA Controller Card - Retail
Any issues with it? My only concern is safety of data.
The server is used for development of ColdFusion and SQL Server, and a media backup. Performance is not a huge deal.
I'm looking at a few.
I currently have three spinpoint f1 raid editions in a raid 5 array on my dev box. I could mirror that on the server, allowing me to back up across the network. I don't think I raelly need raid 5 though. A couple of terabyte drives in raid 1 should be enough.
So here are my choices:
Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$160x2
SAMSUNG F1 RAID Class HE103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$150x2
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$90x2, or I could get three for raid 5 for the price of the other two drives.
So what should I get?
Also, I am looking at this card:
Rosewill RC-222 PCI Low Profile Ready SATA Controller Card - Retail
Any issues with it? My only concern is safety of data.