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h1dd3n_h4m$73r@salmahayeksknockers.edu wrote:
> dg <dan_gus@hotmail.com> wrote:

>> I started to reply with another option, but you know what, it seems
>> silly to put money into using those old drives.  I mean, $12 each
>> adapter, a USB hub, cables, PC case, that adds up to a fair bit of
>> money just to use the old drives.  Sure you may have some of the
>> stuff lying around, but you could put the money towards a 250GB or
>> larger drive for so cheap its crazy, and it will have a warranty!

>> Then after you get the big 250GB+ drive maybe use one of the
>> 80GB drives in a portable USB enclosure for convenience, if one
>> 80GB drive dies in the enclosure you have 3 more to replace it with!

> I already have several higher-capacity drives.   I'm
> looking to create a poor man's JBOD, and raid-5 it.

Then the USB route is a fucked approach for that.

> 80GB extra is useless to me... but 240GB
> or more can be used as a backup pool.

So can a 250G drive.

> As 80GB drives get cheaper and cheaper, it
> will be pennies to extend my existing raid 5 set.

Pity about the problems that the USB will produce, you watch.