DIY: Double up your data

By Levy Vargas, CNET.com on 24 January 2006

DIY: Double up your data RAID arrays aren't just for big businesses. Back up your data and boost your storage with these tips.

Estimated time required: 4 hours
Estimated cost: AU$650 and up


Step 1: RAID storage hardware
 
Step 1: RAID storage hardware

When you purchased your desktop, you were certain its hard drive was roomy enough to last. Astonishingly, that drive filled up in a flash, now home to an irreplaceable collection of data files, digital images, music, and home movies.

But don't fret. You can solve two conundrums -- increasing your drive storage and safeguarding that precious data -- at once by installing two new drives and a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) controller card.

Before you get started with this project, we recommend that you have the following:

  • A RAID controller card
  • A pair of hard drive kits
  • A Y cable with two SATA power connectors (for older PCs)
  • A data-migration utility
  • A Phillips screwdriver

This story originally appeared in Computer Shopper magazine.

Topics: hardware, array, how-to, diy, guide, drive, hard, backup, disk, data, tips, storage, raid

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  • koconnor commented on 14/03/2007 04:38 Report abuse

    Your article is ver informative; but I would like to be able to obtain a downloadable copy of the Install CD for the Adaptec 1420SA. Would you be able to provide a hyperlink or a way to obtain it?

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