[AccessD] OT: Hard Drives, RAID, backup setup

>Let's say available budget is about 1K right now (I guess that should have
been stated from the start!)

Hell, with 1K for a budget you can have (8) 120 gb SATA hard disks.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-152-017&depa=0

A 64 bit PCI 8 port SATA controller with Raid 0,1,5, and 10. (use raid 5)

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=16-115-019&depa=0&
section=1

And a pretty good article on the whole raid thing.

http://www4.tomshardware.com/storage/20031114/index.html

Nothing like a terrabyte of hard disk to keep ya for awhile.

Of course you might need a new chassis and PS to hold the thing.

;-)

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com

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Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT: Hard Drives, RAID, backup setup


Whoa! 8 drives is over-kill.  I had to look up what SATA is  ... 3
drives is the most I would think necessary here  ...  My tolerance is a
day's work, I guess, although the mdb that went bad last night with an
hour of new work in it mad me scream  >:O
(the import of all objects into a new mdb worked, luckily)
Let's say available budget is about 1K right now (I guess that should
have been stated from the start!)

Steve