hey guys, i have a question. i want to make 2 hdd look like one big hdd. i got a 500G and 1TB hdd, i want to make it look like one big 1.5TB hdd and then share over the network. can this be done??
External Hard Drive Option only if your external exclosure have 2-bay slots for hard drives and if the box supports a network port like a NAS (Network Area Storage) with a behind the enclosure where you can plugged into the router to access it with an IP or via wireless (example D-Link DNS-323) and any RAID configurations supported on the enclosure: [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]SINGLE MODE[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] None-RAID: (Single Mode) Computer will show up as two independent drives. This function can be use if only one HDD is installed. Or, two different brands or capacities of HDDs are installed. [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]RAID O - SPANNING MODE [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Two HDDs will show up as one large single drive. Spanning is an array (not RAID) that is written sequentially across two drives.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]--> RAID O - STRIPPING MODE[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] <-- Two HDDs will show up as one large single drive but speed performance will boost up. The two HDDs will write Data in “column” effect. This form of array splits each piece of Data across both HDDs in segments. Data are store between first HDD and second HDD. While the HDD is stripe in writing, the next head of next HDD is move to next track to write. The Data is writing without any form of data-checking. Once one HDD is damage and all Data can be lost. [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]RAID 1 - MIRRORING MODE [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Using this mode will require 2 identical HDDs; meaning they must be the same capacity, brand and model number. Under RAID1, it will create an extra copy (or mirror) set of data to second drive. The backup data are more important for safe keeping and the available data only show up in one large single drive. This is useful when first HDD fail and it can be replaced by second set of identical data instantly [/FONT]Internal Hard Drive Option [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] You will have to get a motherboard that supports a built in RAID function OR get a PCI RAID card that plugs into your PCI slot on your motherboard, install the drivers that came with the card and config the the software to work with your hard drives. Remember by doing a RAID on existing drives will erease all the data from the drives. [/FONT]
