Hi,
I'm planning on getting a PCI to ATA RAID card so I can run a pair of WD 250GB drives in a RAID 1 configuration (mirrored). These drives will be for file storage only. My OS (Win2K) and applications will be on a separate drive connected to the mobo's onboard IDE (Primary Master).
When the mirrored WD drives are full, I plan to replace them with a fresh pair of drives. So my question: can I install just one of the full WD drives in an external firewire case for read access? Or will the drives need to be paired in the RAID 1 configuration for readability?
Thanks in advance!
I'm planning on getting a PCI to ATA RAID card so I can run a pair of WD 250GB drives in a RAID 1 configuration (mirrored). These drives will be for file storage only. My OS (Win2K) and applications will be on a separate drive connected to the mobo's onboard IDE (Primary Master).
When the mirrored WD drives are full, I plan to replace them with a fresh pair of drives. So my question: can I install just one of the full WD drives in an external firewire case for read access? Or will the drives need to be paired in the RAID 1 configuration for readability?
Thanks in advance!