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BradBreakfast · 12-23-2010, 03:55 AM

I always recommend tape backup, OR a RAID 1 enclosure with 2 mirrored disks, each from a different manufacture hooked up to a power flux absorbing UPS [uninterruptable power supply]; as power fluxuations are a big cause of hard drive problems. I know a guy that has had external drives powered up most of the time for the last 6 years with no problems because he has them hooked up to a UPS for very stable power supply.

If you only backup to a single external drive, then delete the originals from your computers internal hard disk, you're asking for a lot of problems.

Hitachi hard drives are very good BTW. I always recommend those. Seagates and Maxtors are the worse.

12-23-2010, 03:55 AM
BradBreakfast Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 415	I always recommend tape backup, OR a RAID 1 enclosure with 2 mirrored disks, each from a different manufacture hooked up to a power flux absorbing UPS [uninterruptable power supply]; as power fluxuations are a big cause of hard drive problems. I know a guy that has had external drives powered up most of the time for the last 6 years with no problems because he has them hooked up to a UPS for very stable power supply. If you only backup to a single external drive, then delete the originals from your computers internal hard disk, you're asking for a lot of problems. Hitachi hard drives are very good BTW. I always recommend those. Seagates and Maxtors are the worse. Last edited by BradBreakfast; 12-23-2010 at 03:56 AM..