Hello Geo!

Monday May 29 2006 14:12, Geo wrote to /m:

 G> Raid5 is great for drive failures. The problem with it is that the
 G> raid5 controllers seem to fail almost as often as the drives and when
 G> a controller fails the array is useless as a backup.

Exactly!  I have had decent luck with Adaptec RAID controllers, and
TERRIBLE luck with AMI/LSI MegaRAID controllers.  Strategic, regular
backups, stored in a secure location, are your best bet to prevent data
loss.

Andrew

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