I know the normal answer to this question is a standard "Hell no" but my set up is a little different than most arrays.<BR><BR>Hard drives are set up as such:<BR>- Array 1: 2x250GB Divided into 2 ...

The arrays, which use the same ATA hard drives used in most desktop PCs, are also finding their way into disk-to-disk backup solutions as customers look to speed their backup and recovery processes ...

Here's why you shouldn't mix different speed HDDs on your NAS ...

I've currently got a 1.5 TB RAID 5 array (4x500GB Western Digital RE2), as well as a 1 TB and a 1.5 TB not in RAID, with my OS on an SSD. I believe the 1 TB is dying after years of heavy use, so I ...

Cloud service provider Backblaze has published performance and reliability data on two of the industry’s leading 6TB 3.5-in. hard drives from Seagate and Western Digital (WD). The result? The Seagate ...