Messages in this thread |  | | From | (Greg Hennessy) | Subject | Re: 2T for i386 | Date | 31 Aug 2000 18:49:56 -0400 |
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In article <Pine.LNX.4.04.10008311429380.605-100000@beaker.bluetopia.net>, Ricky Beam <jfbeam@bluetopia.net> wrote: > If you're building a 2TB array, you're not gonna do it with bloody IDE > hardware. (I hope you're joking.)
The big problem with IDE is trying to find raid 5 that works with 8 or more disks, raid 5 with 4 disks wastes too much. And the 18 inch cable lengths make it hard to house the disks. At least with LVD you can have long cables.
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