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stlf Posts: 88	Posted - Thu Jul 03, 2003 3:39 pm  Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? -J.
SteveG Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6695	Posted - Thu Jul 03, 2003 4:26 pm  A Google search will tell you exactly what one is - you get answers like this, for instance... _________________
Graeme Member Location: Spain Posts: 4663	Posted - Thu Jul 03, 2003 4:26 pm  Random Array of Inexpensive/Inexpensive (your choice) Discs. Basically it's a number of different ways of spreading data across more than one HDD such that, should any one drive bcome unusable, the data can be recovered. _________________ Graeme Don't forget to join the new CEP forum at audiomastersforum
jonrose Location: USA Posts: 2901	Posted - Thu Jul 03, 2003 6:56 pm  Redundant Array of Inexpensive/Independent Disks. See Steve's link (and others) for excellent explanations. :) Best... -Jon _________________
Graeme Member Location: Spain Posts: 4663	Posted - Fri Jul 04, 2003 1:59 am  jonrose wrote: Redundant Array of Inexpensive/Independent Disks. That's exactly what I meant to type - but I think I must have had a couple more goes at the JD bottle than I imagined ! Looked fine to me at the time - oh dear _________________ Graeme Don't forget to join the new CEP forum at audiomastersforum
jonrose Location: USA Posts: 2901	Posted - Fri Jul 04, 2003 4:59 pm  Well, have to admit... Been there. Done that.... heh-heh! Best... -Jon _________________
Graeme Member Location: Spain Posts: 4663	Posted - Fri Jul 04, 2003 8:49 pm  jonrose wrote: Well, have to admit... Been there. Done that.... I just re-read a fairly long private email I wrote at much the same time..... oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. All I can say is, it was a good job it was private and the addressee was a very long-time friend ! _________________ Graeme Don't forget to join the new CEP forum at audiomastersforum
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