Drive Matching for Mirroring [RAID 1] in Ultimate x64


  1. zapp22
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    Windows XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Pro 32-bit, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, Windows XP Home SP3
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    Drive Matching for Mirroring [RAID 1] in Ultimate x64


    gang I'm thinking of just using one of my win7 ultimate licenses for a protected server on my LAN.
    I have a very fast 640gb barracuda drive from a few years back I want to use and thought I would try to match it up with one off ebay or somewhere if i can. my question is whether the exact sub-model must match? there were several iterations of these that have the same primary ID but different sub-models and I'm not real sure of the distinction other than channel... maybe firmware though.
    will it work ok?
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  3. Golden
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    Hi,

    Exact model matches are not important. Its more important to use disks of equal capacity and speed to get the most optimal performance from a RAID1 array.
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  4. zapp22
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    Golden said:
    Hi,

    Exact model matches are not important. Its more important to use disks of equal capacity and speed to get the most optimal performance from a RAID1 array.
    hi there G!
    thanks for the help again. I'll run with it.
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