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To: Sexton O Blake who wrote (74347)	3/2/2011 1:14:58 AM
From: Raptech	Read Replies (1) of 110644

Fundamentally, I agree with you on the Raid 1 concept and function, but any Google search will offer many different opinions on the nuances. Example, answers.yahoo.com Absolutely, Raid 1 does not supplant having a good backup plan and program as the Raid 1 drive is not accessible until a drive failure. I actually backup to two externals, one desktop and one portable. When drive errors occur Raid does write back to the C drive, which often renders the computer to be very slow at which point I go to a different computer and let Raid write the corrections. I don't like the fact that you can't open the drive to view what's on the drive, and have to assume it is mirroring the C drive. It is unlikely I would buy Raid on my next computer purchase. Dell support advised that I could break the Raid and just have a second drive, but did not recommend as they couldn't guaranty that I wouldn't end up with a necessary re-install. So, I leave well enough alone and actually ignore the Raid 1 drive and allow it to function as intended.

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