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RAID 1 provides double the reliability at half the capacity. In a two-drive RAID
1 configuration, if one drive fails, your data is safely mirrored on the other
working drive.
RAID 5 offers better performance, greater storage capacity, and better reliability
than RAID 1. It requires a minimum of three drives. RAID 5 configurations
are mostly for business use, with an emphasis on database transaction
processing.
RAID 10 combines the speed of RAID 0 and the reliability of RAID 1. RAID
10 requires a minimum of four drives, with two drives striped for RAID
0-level speed and the other two drives mirroring the striped drives for reliabil-
ity. RAID 10 configurations are expensive due to the number of disks required
and are somewhat complex to correctly set up.
To set up any of the RAID configurations I've mentioned, enter the Maximus
VI UEFI BIOS screen for RAID settings in the Advanced -> SATA Configuration
screen. Set the SATA mode to the RAID mode you want to create, save the
changes, and reboot. Then enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option
ROM utility during bootup by pressing CTRL - I . Follow the screen menus to
create a RAID set, identifying which drives will be part of the RAID and what
RAID level they should be set to. But be aware that any time you create or
remove a RAID configuration, you will lose all data on the target drives.
RAID Is Not the Same as a Backup
RAID configurations are not replacements for file backups. Even though a properly
configured RAID can help protect against drive failure, you should still back up
important data files to secure off-site storage. Using third-party cloud-based service
providers is fine for small files, but if you have a large catalog of media files, it's best
to purchase an external drive that can be used for regular backups. When you're
done backing up to the external drive, store the drive off-site at a trusted family
member's or friend's home for extra safety.
Keep in mind that even with a regular backup in place, restoring a full drive containing
multiple terabytes could take hours or even days. But at least you will have the data
intact should your primary storage hardware fail!
Water Cooling
Compared to the traditional air-cooling approach we used in this topic, water
cooling offers a more effective and possibly less noisy approach to reducing
heat buildup in your awesome PC. The concept behind water cooling is
straightforward, taking its inspiration from a car radiator. An electric pump
 
 
 
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