HI all! I have a few questions...
Okay, I understand that if I were to configure Raid 0, I need at least 2 Hard disks, and if Raid 5, then I need 3 Hard DISKs...
Right now, I have 3 so I want to configure Raid 5, so one of the 3 HDD can be the backup.
The issue is, 2 new HDDs are from same brand (Western Digital, 750GB) and 1 used HDD from Seagate (500GB).
QUESTION 1: If I configure Raid 5, does the OS accepts it even though from different brand, different storage capacity?
QUESTION 2: How do you wire all 3 HDDs ? ( i mean connecting them so BIO can correctly recognizes that I have 3 HDDs. I have 2 SATA cable.
QUESTION 3: How to configure RAID 5 with the Seagate 500GB HDD as backup?
In addition, I know I need to format all 3 and partition.
QUESTION 4: how do you format all 3 (using traditional way at prompt command)?
Lastly, I order Window Vista OS.
QUESTION 5: I'm supposed to format all HDDs, partition, before I install the new OS correct?
Thank you for helping...
Okay, I understand that if I were to configure Raid 0, I need at least 2 Hard disks, and if Raid 5, then I need 3 Hard DISKs...
Right now, I have 3 so I want to configure Raid 5, so one of the 3 HDD can be the backup.
The issue is, 2 new HDDs are from same brand (Western Digital, 750GB) and 1 used HDD from Seagate (500GB).
QUESTION 1: If I configure Raid 5, does the OS accepts it even though from different brand, different storage capacity?
QUESTION 2: How do you wire all 3 HDDs ? ( i mean connecting them so BIO can correctly recognizes that I have 3 HDDs. I have 2 SATA cable.
QUESTION 3: How to configure RAID 5 with the Seagate 500GB HDD as backup?
In addition, I know I need to format all 3 and partition.
QUESTION 4: how do you format all 3 (using traditional way at prompt command)?
Lastly, I order Window Vista OS.
QUESTION 5: I'm supposed to format all HDDs, partition, before I install the new OS correct?
Thank you for helping...