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I've got about 7 hard drives. 4 of them are in my main system.


 


2TB - OS + Programs


2x1TB - Manga+Comics (Windows Software Raid 0)


4TB - Media Storage


 


It just so happens that of all my hard drives my 2TB is failing. Which is ok because i've had it for a few years now.


I'm looking at buying a few SSD's for a new build so i'll be migrating my OS to an SSD. Until then i've been running Ubuntu off a flash drive.


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It never ceases to amaze me how many people run JBOD with no backup and/or redundancy.

If you use WD instead of Seagate you wouldn't have to worry so much. =)

The only drives I've ever had completely fail (unbootable) were Seagate and I've been using PCs since 1998.

 

Anyhow I would like to start using raids, but the issue is the cashflow man. I'd like to get two or three of those boxes that hold 4-5 hard drives and run them in raids, but I need money I don't have.

 

8EnPv7C.png

 

In this picture: G, H, I, J, and M are externals.

C is an SSD; while E and F are internal WD Blues iirc.

 

The only non-WD drive there is the SSD which if iirc is an ADATA.

 

JUST CURIOUS ,WHICH HDD IS  XIDE BOT

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It never ceases to amaze me how many people run JBOD with no backup and/or redundancy.

If you use WD instead of Seagate you wouldn't have to worry so much. =)

The only drives I've ever had completely fail (unbootable) were Seagate and I've been using PCs since 1998.

 

Anyhow I would like to start using raids, but the issue is the cashflow man. I'd like to get two or three of those boxes that hold 4-5 hard drives and run them in raids, but I need money I don't have.

 

8EnPv7C.png

 

In this picture: G, H, I, J, and M are externals.

C is an SSD; while E and F are internal WD Blues iirc.

 

The only non-WD drive there is the SSD which if iirc is an ADATA.

 

JUST CURIOUS ,WHICH HDD IS  XIDE BOT

 

None of those.

 

Xide is on a hard drive in a server located in a datacenter in Germany.

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My desktop set-up with the total of 5 Hard Drives (not Solid State Drive). 


Operation System - Partition 200 gb from the server class 750 gb (Fast Performance) Hard Drive


The rest 500 gb is for personal storage


Two Media Storage Hard Drives = for entertainment - one is 1 tb; the other is 750 gb


Gaming Drive = for PC games - 500 gb 


Game Install File (ISOs) = 1 tb 


So, the total capacity of Hard Drives are 4 tb


They all passed the SMART tests and all healthy status by HD Tune Pro software. 


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Previously, I stated that I had no intentions of buying an external hard drive, but I take it back. With my ever-increasing collection of Pokemon episodes (in addition to Sailor Moon and CardCaptors encodes that I want to preserve), I'll need an external HD, just in case if my comp goes kaput. Which brand should I go for? I'll need one that won't get screwed easily.


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Previously, I stated that I had no intentions of buying an external hard drive, but I take it back. With my ever-increasing collection of Pokemon episodes (in addition to Sailor Moon and CardCaptors encodes that I want to preserve), I'll need an external HD, just in case if my comp goes kaput. Which brand should I go for? I'll need one that won't get screwed easily.

I'd always recommend Western Digital.

and I'd suggesting staying away from Seagate.

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Whats wrong with seagate? never had any issues over 2 yrs with 1 1tb and 1 3tb, now i have 1 1TB & 3 3TB of Seagate Barracuda and holds what I need but my pc is a hackintosh/multimedia gamer and never had any problems with those HDD, they're not in ntfs format so hopefully I'm safer. It'll take forever to get better hdd right away if there that bad of what you say they are. unless your talking about another seagate. all my hdd are seagate barracuda. pretty much has a lot of media along with games and other data.

 

Also have 1tb portable seagate...3-4yrs

500gb portable seagate..2-3yrs

2tb Toshiba External HDD..2yrs

2x 128gb SSD Samsung Pro 840..2-3yrs

1 256 Samsung Pro 840...1yr

 

old old old pc's, few Western Digital HDD's.

 

Never had issues losing stuff before, never ran into bad hdd's unless clean wiping the drive O_O...

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Hmmm I have to many HDDS..

 

1 SSD is my OS

2 SSD just for downlaoding

3. 2TB Anime

4. 2TB TV1

5. 2TB TV2

6. 2TB Movie

7. 2TB Programs and Music

8. 4TB Anime1

9. 4TB Anime2

10. 4TB TV

11. 4TB Movie

 

They are my Internals. (In this computer) I have about 8 externals.

 

Just in case you are wondering.. I have a 1KW PSU to power the system.

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