Yesterday, Intel Storage Matrix reported that one of the drives in my RAID 1 array was having errors. I'm trying to troubleshoot the issue and diagnose if there's something wrong with the driver or ...

A redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks (RAID) is a collection of physical drives pooled together using virtualization technology to create one or more logical units for the purpose of ...

My home server with a six drive RAID 5 array crashed due to a power problem. My friend rebuilt the array but could not see any data on it-- it looked unpartitioned to him. He then reinstalled Windows ...

What is the maximum number of physical drives in a RAID 5 configuration? For example, will data recovery in case of drive failure(s) be practical if I have seven 146 GB drives? RAID 5 recovery: A RAID ...

Figure 1. The vulnerable period begins when a drive in a RAID fails and lasts until the new drive is installed, rebuilt and back online. Click here to see an enlarged diagram. By now, most ...

If you spend enough time in storage forums or Reddit threads, you will eventually encounter the same piece of advice repeated with quiet confidence: if you want speed, use RAID 0. The reasoning seems ...