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To: Greg from Edmonton who wrote (11467)	11/11/2000 5:28:46 PM
From: NickSE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Here's a relatively new motherboard w/ onboard raid that's been getting a bit of press lately. ABIT KT7-RAID Socket-A anandtech.com Regarding the GXPs, I luv 'em. They're super quiet and transfer around 90MB/s, whereas if I connected them directly to my motherboard (Asus P3V4X), would only transfer a maximum of 66MB/s. IBM Deskstar 75 GXP Hard Drive www6.tomshardware.com ATA/100 RAID Controllers Roundup ixbt-labs.com

To: Greg from Edmonton who wrote (11467)	11/11/2000 6:11:09 PM
From: Zeuspaul	Respond to of 14778

Backing up failing harddrives can be risky. On two occasions I have backed up harddrives after noting signs of failure. I used Drive Image but Ghost is a similar program. On both occasions I was unable to retrieve/restore data. Copying a corrupt file into a complete backup runs the risk of relegating additional files unusable. Drive Image and Ghost are good for complete system backups. I suggest copying all necessary data files using a standard copy command i.e. keeping them in their original unique uncompressed format. RAID protects against physical harddrive failure real time. Don't rely on it to protect your data. A virus or other gets written to both drives at the same time. Power surges destroy both drives at the same time. If you want to protect data files set up an automated backup system that writes to removable media. Zeuspaul