On Mon, 30 Jul 2001, fooler wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Mendoza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 8:50 AM
> Subject: [plug] Which is better IDE raid setup?
>
>
> > Option 1.
> >
> > IDE 1 = 1 x 40GB
> > IDE 2 = 1 x 40GB
> >
> > Option 2.
> >
> > IDE 1 = 2 x 20GB
> > IDE 2 = 2 X 20GB
>
> > As of now I am more incline to use option OPTION 1 since OPTION 2 does not
> > really boost performance since it is an IDE channel. Is this correct?
>
> ide is fast than scsi if there is only one disk attaching to a single cable.
> therefore you are correct... but if you have multiple of disks on a single
> cable, scsi will outperform ide.
>
In my experience IDE drives also fail much earlier than SCSIs. I've seen
SCSIs running 24x7 for more than 4 years, while IDEs basically croak on me
at 2 years.
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