This is a RAID Dallas TX

Posted by : Chuck Miller

Several months back we discussed safeguarding your game rig from outside attacks by fiends who work their malevolent magic via the Internet. We examined hardware- and software-based firewalls, as well as antivirus software. What we didn't touch on was backing up and securing your data in the event that catastrophe--whether malicious or accidental--strikes.

Data loss can be as simple as a corrupted file or as devastating as a trashed hard drive. In either case, a little forethought goes a long way toward securing your investment and drastically reducing downtime. While many backup alternatives exist, I recommend three I believe are the best.

The first is the use of a RAID 1 hard drive configuration. While many gamers like to run a RAID 0 setup for increased performance, I believe a wiser move is to employ a RAID 1 config for enhanced security.

Here's why: With RAID 0, data striping spreads your data across two disks to increase read and write performance. These two drives appear as a single, larger drive equaling the capacity of both. This option, however, provides no redundancy. If one drive fails, all your data is lost.

RAID 1 writes and reads data onto two drives simultaneously, creating a mirror image. If one drive fails, your data is still safe on the other. Simply replace the failed drive and you're good to go. The downside is a slight increase in performance on reads, but none on writes. Also, paired drives appear as a sing...

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