Duel Hard Drive Question

[aberdeen5]

If I put a 2nd HDD into my computer could I use it to save and transfer files between the 2 (mostly music) and be accessible from windows (like an external HDD is). And HDD's have to be the same to work in raid, right?

Their IDE if you need to know

 

[aberdeen5]

Bump

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: aberdeen5
If I put a 2nd HDD into my computer could I use it to save and transfer files between the 2 (mostly music) yes and be accessible from windows yes (like an external HDD is). And HDD's have to be the same to work in raid, right Not Exactly, For example two different size HDDs in Raid 0 mean you have 2 x the space of the smallest , but still works

Their IDE if you need to know

See remarks in bold above

Fern

 

[bob4432]

dont go raid unless raid 1, other than that yes you could access the other from within windows, it would show up just as another hdd

 

[aberdeen5]

Cool..thanks for the quick answers

 

[OdiN]

du·el n.

1. A prearranged, formal combat between two persons, usually fought to settle a point of honor.
2. A struggle for domination between two contending persons, groups, or ideas.


du·al adj.

1. Composed of two usually like or complementary parts; double: dual controls for pilot and copilot; a car with dual exhaust pipes.

2. Having a double character or purpose: a belief in the dual nature of reality.