What is the maximum number of physical drives in a RAID 5 configuration? For example, will data recovery in case of drive failure(s) be practical if I have seven 146 GB drives? RAID 5 recovery: A RAID ...

I have a data server that is quickly running out of storage space that I would like to upgrade. Currently, I have 4 200GB drives in a nonoptimal RAID 1 configuration. I'm finally getting around to ...

I need to configure a server as RAID 5. The server has eight 146 GB drives. I want to make the C drive 20 GB, the G drive 75 GB and give the remaining space to the D drive. What’s the RAID 5 ...

I'm building a low-end server (Dual P3 900MHz, 512MB RAM) and I decided to try an IDE RAID setup to keep costs down. What I can't decide is whether to go with a 3-drive RAID 5 configuration or a ...

Businesses sometimes store their data in a redundant array of inexpensive/independent disks arrangement, or RAID, but when one or more drives fail, or the ...

If you were the type to think of 2.5" drive technology only in terms of notebook products, then recently, Western Digital probably helped expand your horizons a bit. With the release of their ...

IRVINE, CALIF. — Sonnet Technologies announced the launch of the Fusion QR, a compact and portable four-drive RAID 5 SATA storage system. The Fusion QR replaces the company’s Fusion D400QR5. Like the ...

When it comes to storage excess, there are few companies that regularly come out with outrageous “museum ready” external hard drives like the folks from LaCie. Look no further than the company’s Sphre ...