Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Tina, I am afraid that if you want to get into RAID etc. then you will need to spend the time to get at least a basic understanding of it. That's what I did. It doesn't hurt that much :-) Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Aug 2, 2009, at 8:15 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > At 10:25 AM 8/2/2009, you wrote: >> You have articulated my own reservations about a proprietary solution >> like Drobo very well, Leo. >> >> Nathan > > I've already ordered the Drobo for the farm with 4 1T WD Green > drives so I'm pretty much committed to that. At the house, I have > an empty 6 bay case that is several years old. Can I order 6 1T WD > Green drives for that and set up a RAID 5 - I have no idea what that > means. Would it be better to buy a RAID 5 already set up? Since I > have no idea what that means. ;-) Is there a tutorial somewhere or > software? For Windows XP? If I set that up at the house and Drobo > at the farm and use one of my Seagate portable (designed for travel) > 350GB hard drives to carry stuff back and forth (I have 4 of > these). Would that work? > > Thanks to everybody for your help. I just want to take photos and > have them safe. I don't want to be an IT person or learn any > computer programming. It's all I can do to learn Leica M8 > programming ;-) > > Tina > > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information