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Raid 5
I am getting ready to update my system by replacing my 2x2TB HDD with 3x4TB HDD in a RAID 5 array. I was wondering if anybody is using 4TB drives in RAID and roughly how long it takes to build the array initially. I am reinstalling Windows and will be doing this upgrade in stages, and was just curious as to how long it will take. Also, I like to validate drives before using them with a Full Erase and Long Duration Read test.....which all 3 passed. Is there a program or test that will validate the RAID array after it is built? I'm not worried about how long the test will take, because I feel it is important to make sure there were no issues during the building process. Also, I tested 3 drives and each drive required 11.5 hours to complete the full read and write test, so I'm not afraid to take the time to validate everything.
Thanks in advance.