On Tue, 28 May 2013 13:07:37 +0100 steve-ALUG@hst.me.uk wrote:
On 28/05/13 12:16, Chris Walker wrote:
Having seen that others are suffering RAID problems, perhaps now is an opportune time to ask about mine.
I have an Edimax enclosure with 2 x 1TB discs in it. I got a notification from it yesterday to say that sdb had either failed or would fail within the next 24 hours.
The drives were bought at the same time as the enclosure so given that one is failing or has failed, is it wise for me to replace both?
You could replace just one if necessary. If you are able to, and can afford to, I would replace both.
I've now ordered 2 WD Red 1TB discs from Scan.
RAID works and the capabilities of the EDIMAX enclosure. You might find that you buy a 2TB disk but can only use 1TB because you can't expand the partitions on the RAID.
The enclosure will only handle 1TB discs in each bay.