I have been following the Storage threads for a while now to plan my "storage strategy" for my home. Still not sure how to proceed so thought I'd ask the gurus out here.
Requirements: The stuff I need to store can be classified as (1) Photos from my digital camera (about 15GB) (2) Documents such as letters, bills, etc. that can easily be backed up onto CD/DVD, (about 3-4GB) (3) Videos from my VHS days as well as the newer digital ones (about 30-40GB and growing), and (4) mp3 collection that I cannot afford to lose (about 50GB of compressed and uncompressed)
Currently I have them on a 160GB Maxtor that I bought in 2003 in the US but that seems to be running into issues -- occasionally lose a few files after CHKDSK runs. I also have an older 40GB Maxtor that I use as temp storage and a brand new 80GB Seagate that I use for OS, programs, etc. and is my primary drive.
As you can see, my secondary storage drives are old and I am losing faith in them. I am thinking of the following options for a new setup.
My system setup is rather dated but I don't plan to upgrade unless I absolutely have to. A7N8X-Deluxe, Athlon 2200+, 1GB Kingston. Motherboard supports SATA1.
Option 1:
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2 x 200 or 250GB Raid1 setup using my motherboard) and Win2k.
Option 2:
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1 x 200 or 250GB storage drive internal and the second one external acting as backup/portable storage
Option 3:
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1 x 400GB storage with two partitions and redundant copies of documents + backup important stuff to DVD/CD.
From what I can see all the above options are likely to cost similar. But any suggestions or feedback. Any other ideas are equally welcome.
Thanks
V
Requirements: The stuff I need to store can be classified as (1) Photos from my digital camera (about 15GB) (2) Documents such as letters, bills, etc. that can easily be backed up onto CD/DVD, (about 3-4GB) (3) Videos from my VHS days as well as the newer digital ones (about 30-40GB and growing), and (4) mp3 collection that I cannot afford to lose (about 50GB of compressed and uncompressed)
Currently I have them on a 160GB Maxtor that I bought in 2003 in the US but that seems to be running into issues -- occasionally lose a few files after CHKDSK runs. I also have an older 40GB Maxtor that I use as temp storage and a brand new 80GB Seagate that I use for OS, programs, etc. and is my primary drive.
As you can see, my secondary storage drives are old and I am losing faith in them. I am thinking of the following options for a new setup.
My system setup is rather dated but I don't plan to upgrade unless I absolutely have to. A7N8X-Deluxe, Athlon 2200+, 1GB Kingston. Motherboard supports SATA1.
Option 1:
---------
2 x 200 or 250GB Raid1 setup using my motherboard) and Win2k.
Option 2:
---------
1 x 200 or 250GB storage drive internal and the second one external acting as backup/portable storage
Option 3:
---------
1 x 400GB storage with two partitions and redundant copies of documents + backup important stuff to DVD/CD.
From what I can see all the above options are likely to cost similar. But any suggestions or feedback. Any other ideas are equally welcome.
Thanks
V