Edit: my last post is the most up to date, most other posts are just ramblings compared to the situation as it looks now...<BR><BR>I'm trying to fix my nieces computer here. She is extremely fond of ...

Am I missing something here... ? It was my understanding that with a RAID setup, it was possible to increase performance (not taking into account reliability) above that of a single disk. Let's say I ...

Ever since its invention in the late 1980s, Raid (redundant array of inexpensive disks) has been a mainstay of data protection on shared storage arrays and in enterprise servers. But, as the capacity ...

The combination of Linux software RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) and LVM2 (Logical Volume Manager, version 2) offered in modern Linux operating systems offers both robustness and ...

If you are installing Lion on a RAID array or other custom drive setup, you may not be able to enable FileVault and other advanced volume management features. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 ...

You can use macOS Sierra’s Disk Utility app to create a software RAID, but you can also use it to delete the RAID. If you created a RAID using Disk Utility and now you don’t want to use the disks as a ...

Your computer's basic input/output system controls system-level hardware settings. For example, the BIOS has an "official" system clock. It also handles keeping track of physical hard drives, deciding ...

When it comes to RAID 60, Scott Lowe advises IT pros not to have a one-size-fits-all mentality. He explains the potential benefits and downsides of using RAID 60. In a recent TechRepublic column, I ...

Apple’s Disk Utility is usually the go-to app for reformatting, partitioning, and diagnosing storage devices on your Mac. For many years, the Disk Utility app stayed the same in terms of features and ...