CMOS Issue

[jaddams]

Originally posted by PCgumshoe
ALL that being said, isn't the theory behind RAID that the two drives are identical in case of failure? Wouldn't this be a failure that may need to be addressed?

It depends on how you set up you RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks configuration.) The idea behind this technique is to combine two or more hard drives for data redundancy in case of hard drive failure.

A RAID configuration can be set up as follows:

RAID 0:
Uses a method called Data Stripping where one combines two or more hard drives into one large volume. RAID 0 read and write much faster than non-RAID setups. [b]RAID 0 does not offer Data Redundancy.

RAID 1:
Mirrors one drive onto another same sized drive. This method offers maximum data integrity and gives immediate access to the data when 1 drive fails.

RAID 5:
For the best balance of capacity and redundancy, it stripes all drives onto one volume; one of the drives is used to store parity data. When one drives fail, the data is rebuilt using the parity date. RAID 5 must have a minimum of 3 hard drives

Jon