Jasper
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| posted on 12/7/12 at 11:01 AM |
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Can I mirror to different HDDs?
I've got a NATS box with a single HDD in which is running fine. I'm looking to get a second HDD for it, does it matter is the two
HDD's don't have the same spec, spin speed or size, or do they need to be identical? I want to set them up mirrored, which is RAID I
think?
As you can tell, a bit of knowledge lacking here?
I'm putting a new SSD drive in my media PC so want all media files stored on the network.
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 12/7/12 at 12:12 PM |
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they really should be identical,
you may find it easier to get 2 new drives (and take the opportunity to get larger ones too)
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Jasper
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| posted on 12/7/12 at 12:45 PM |
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Yeah, that's what I thought  Just ordered a SSD for the HTPC and 2 x Seagate 2TB's for the NAS.
Cheers
[Edited on 12/7/12 by Jasper]
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 12/7/12 at 12:52 PM |
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There are other things to check as well.
Whichever drive you buy should be on the supplier's HCL (Hardware compatibiltiy list). There are subtle differences in firmware between similar
labelled drives from smilar manufacturers, and some won't be compatible. THey'll *work*, but in my experience, they start to develop
errors. I found this happened to me on my readyNAS (very good gear) and it was mullering 500G disks. I put 1T disks in on the HCL, and not a peep out
of it since.
You can add a second, larger drive but the spare space will be wasted.
When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
www.furyrebuild.co.uk
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Jasper
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| posted on 12/7/12 at 12:58 PM |
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Yeah - they are approved by the NATS maker - D-Link, so should be fine. And they will hold all the family pictures and videos along with loads of HD
movies and music, hence I wanted them mirrored
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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Jasper
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| posted on 13/7/12 at 11:21 AM |
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Two nice new shiny 2TB Seagate drives just arrived, along with my first 120Gb SSD drive for the media PC
Cheers chaps
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 13/7/12 at 11:45 AM |
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Meh - I have the extended warranty on my macbook pro, so i have to wait before i rip the hdd out for ssd.
I did have an ssd, but it wasn't compatible when moving over to intel
slightly jealous ...
When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
www.furyrebuild.co.uk
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