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DupliDisk Vs. Windows Software RAID

The only real alternative to the DupliDisk would be the "classical" approach: taking two drives and a controller, creating an RAID-1 array and then installing Windows using the drivers for the controller. Alternatively, one could make do with a software RAID-1. Nonetheless, when data security is the primary concern, then this is the cheapest solution after the DupliDisk.

To create a mirrored RAID array, the two target drives must first be turned into "dynamic drives" in the Windows drive management console.

Patrick Schmid
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.