A RAID 1, or "mirror", is built from two disk drives, where one disk drive is a mirror of the other (ie, the same data is stored on each disk drive). Compared to independent disk drives, a mirrored volume provides faster performance, but has only 50% of the capacity.
The following provides the steps necessary to create RAID 1 volume. It is assumes the following:
- You have backed up any/all critical data off of the BlackArmor NAS Server.
- All previous unneeded Volumes have been deleted.
- You are currently logged into the BlackArmor Manager with admin privileges.
Procedure(s):
- Mouseover Storage and click Volumes. The Volumes…
The following are the steps necessary to configure a RAID 1 (mirrored) volume on your OneTouch III Turbo 1TB drive:
Currently only the OneTouch III Turbo 1TB (Terabyte) drives provide RAID 1 (Mirrored) support. Configuring a RAID volume is a data destructive process. It is strongly recommended that you backup any/all data on your OneTouch III Turbo drive before proceeding.
- Double-click on the Maxtor OneTouch Manager icon on your Windows Desktop. This will launch the Onetouch Manager application. If this icon has been removed from the desktop, click Start > Programs (All Program for Windows XP) > Maxtor > OneTouch > Maxtor OneTouch™ Manager
- Click on the Settings button.…
The Maxtor Onetouch III Turbo drive will be released as a 600 gigabyte (GB) RAID 0 model, and a 1 terabyte (1 TB, 1000 GB) RAID 0/1 model.
RAID 1 can now be used with the OneTouch III Turbo 600 GB models with updated installation software.
Highlights
- User-configurable RAID solution
- Use RAID 0 for high performance disk striping or RAID 1 for automatic mirroring
- Up to 1 TB storage capacity
- FireWire® 800 for fast data transfer
- Oxford 924 chipset
- Pre-formatted for Mac; easily formatted for Windows®
- Available in RAID 0 only, and RAID 0 / RAID 1 (user configurable) configurations.
What does this mean?
Maxtor OneTouch III Turbo drives…
Please Note: WD Drive Manager will appear in the System Tray only when your WD My Book external hard drive is attached to your computer. The software can be downloaded from the Downloads Library.
Examples of what it does on single WD My Book drives:
- When you mouse over the WD icon, the WD Drive Manager will show you the drive status: Drive Name, Volume Letter, Percent Used, Temperature Status. If the drive is healthy, the icon is steady and dark blue.
- When you right-click on the Drive Manager icon, it will allow you to safely remove the drive.
- Left-click on the…
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A RAID 1, or "mirror", is built from two disk drives, where one disk drive is a mirror of the other (ie, the same data is stored on each disk drive). Compared to independent disk drives, a mirrored volume provides faster performance, but has only 50% of the capacity.