Re: 8250 vs. 8300 and RAID

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From: Eddie Aftandilian
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 19:02

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> Thanks for the comment.
> I've been using a SCSI system for almost 5 years and never had a
> problem. Are IDE disks more prone to fail?

Yes they are.  If you look at the specs, you'll see that SCSI disks
typically have a better MTBF (mean time between failures) rating than IDE
drives, which indicates better reliability.  I personally have seen 2 IDE
drives fail out of about 10 I have owned or used over the past 6-7 years.

> It is a temptation the idea of having a RAID 0, since the system gets
> considerably faster. I thought of connecting a third disk, big enough
> for a complete backup once a week. What do you think?

That's true, and I suppose if you back up your data consistently it
shouldn't be a problem if the drive fails.  I just do not backup regularly
and therefore would not use a RAID 0 setup.  But if you are meticulous about
your backups I think you could get away with it.  And you are right, a RAID
0 setup will give you a big speed advantage over a single disk.

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From: Eddie Aftandilian <aftandilian@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: 8250 vs. 8300 and RAID
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