I'm setting up a raid 5 array with 4 disks and want a back up on 1 disk. Have a couple questions/concerns that I'll point out below one by one
1.) I want to use x4 750GB 7200rpm 2.5" drives (thinking seagates or WD blacks) loaded on my 4 Sata II ports on a AS Rock extreme6 Mobo.
- will the mobo raid controller handle that raid level + a back up okay?
- are those hard drives going to be okay? they were selected for speed and size so they did not affect incoming air flow into the computer case (switch 810)
2.) I would like to either use an internal or external 3TB drive to back up my entire system (the 2.25TB raid array as well as my SSD boot drive)
- considering a WD Green intelli drive in hopes that the lower speed will help keep heat levels of the incoming air down, as I believe the 7200rpm drives are going to be a little toasty.
- is there software that will handle back-ups for the array and my boot SSD to the single drive or is that a raid configuration option?
- is this type of drive (considering the intelli power saving features) optiomal considering what I'm asking of the drive.
I'm sure other people are going to suggest other set-up's but I'm pretty set on at least building a raid 5 array + a back up in some way shape or form. if my mobo can't handle raid 5 that's a different story but that's why I'm here on toms today =)
thanks all!
Mike
1.) I want to use x4 750GB 7200rpm 2.5" drives (thinking seagates or WD blacks) loaded on my 4 Sata II ports on a AS Rock extreme6 Mobo.
- will the mobo raid controller handle that raid level + a back up okay?
- are those hard drives going to be okay? they were selected for speed and size so they did not affect incoming air flow into the computer case (switch 810)
2.) I would like to either use an internal or external 3TB drive to back up my entire system (the 2.25TB raid array as well as my SSD boot drive)
- considering a WD Green intelli drive in hopes that the lower speed will help keep heat levels of the incoming air down, as I believe the 7200rpm drives are going to be a little toasty.
- is there software that will handle back-ups for the array and my boot SSD to the single drive or is that a raid configuration option?
- is this type of drive (considering the intelli power saving features) optiomal considering what I'm asking of the drive.
I'm sure other people are going to suggest other set-up's but I'm pretty set on at least building a raid 5 array + a back up in some way shape or form. if my mobo can't handle raid 5 that's a different story but that's why I'm here on toms today =)
thanks all!
Mike