Re: RAID, SCHMAID.......

sublimeone wrote:
Do you need 200 gig for your system drive? If I partition at all, I usually make a 20gig system partition and it is more than enough. But
I'm not a gamer.


yes. I want one drive (or RAID) dedicated for apps/games as not to clutter up the HD with MP3s/PHOTOS/DVD's, etc..

What type of HD are you partitioning?





IMHO the real reason to have a second drive is for making backups. RAID (any level) is not a backup. Raid doesn't protect you against accidental deletion or modification.




Yes, and my brother is currently dealing with the downside of RAID0.

Is it even a good idea to have a dedicated media drive?

I don't see the point of having a dedicated media drive. If you want a firm line between your "system" stuff and your "media" stuff, just partition your drive instead.

But either way, you do need a second drive for backups.

How about this? Get one 250 gig drive, use 50 gig for your system and 200 gig for your media files. Get a second 250 gig drive in an exernal usb2 enclosure, and periodically copy the internal drive over to the external. That way you have a backup of all your data, plus you can take it with you to listen to your music or watch movies at somebody's house or whatever. For that matter, the second backup/portable drive doesn't need to be as big and fast as your system drive, so long as you can back up everything you care about and store any media you want to be portable. Maybe you already have an older drive that would work fine with an enclosure.
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