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In response to "if i only use it for storage, not for working off of, is that a problem? -- nm" by colin

The point was that if this happens, you loose all the data on the array. If you don't care about the data

Posted by kilboooo (aka kkuphal) Nov 3 '08, 12:20

then why are you putting it into a RAID array in the first place? Unless you're talking about RAID 0, then go for it. You like living on the edge then :)

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hm.. well question.. - colin Nov 3, 12:23 3
- It is. The message is that because the drives are so large now, the time it takes to repair a damaged array when a drive goes bad - kilboooo Nov 3, 12:28 2
  - okay. so i guess just keeping my external hard drives will be the way to go. -- nm - colin Nov 3, 12:32 1
    - Those will fail someday too -- nm - kilboooo Nov 3, 12:40

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The point was that if this happens, you loose all the data on the array. If you don't care about the data

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