I have a quick question about storage for an htpc.
I have a 500gb hard drive currently for television. I can usually watch tv for 13 months before I run out of room, so this is sufficient. What I want to do now, is rip my dvd collection and encode them to xvid files and store them on a new hard drive. Should I go for the terabyte drive or should I use 2 500 gb drives. Above all, I want energy efficiency and heat reduction. Is it possible to spin down and spin up sata drives? Is it safe? Should I wait for a safer storage technology, since this process could take a long time? Is it out of the question to get 2 tb drives and raid them?
Instead are there linux or windows diagnostic utilities for drives to determine when they are about to go bad? Can I find information on a drive to see how many revolutions they can make before they crash?
I know there are a lot of questions in this, but thanks for any help.
- Ehren
I have a 500gb hard drive currently for television. I can usually watch tv for 13 months before I run out of room, so this is sufficient. What I want to do now, is rip my dvd collection and encode them to xvid files and store them on a new hard drive. Should I go for the terabyte drive or should I use 2 500 gb drives. Above all, I want energy efficiency and heat reduction. Is it possible to spin down and spin up sata drives? Is it safe? Should I wait for a safer storage technology, since this process could take a long time? Is it out of the question to get 2 tb drives and raid them?
Instead are there linux or windows diagnostic utilities for drives to determine when they are about to go bad? Can I find information on a drive to see how many revolutions they can make before they crash?
I know there are a lot of questions in this, but thanks for any help.
- Ehren