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raid 6

  1. TheRiddler1982

    PROMISE Pegasus RAID devices - is newly written data safe until synchronisation has been completed?

    Hi all, I had to switch to larger disks within my Pegasus RAID device as I was running out of space. I have setup my logical drive (RAID 6) and now I am waiting to complete synchronisation. As I am using 12TB drives, I am sitting here 3 hours and only 1% has been completed. Newest firmware is...
  2. T

    need advice for a new mass storage solution

    So far I have been considering a Drobo 5D3 (I know the horror stories some people have had with Drobo's "bricking" , but I haven't had any of those problems and am currently using a 5 year old 5D and I am not getting the speed I'd like even though i have 128gb MSATA in the cache bay and 7200rpm...
  3. johnbarr00

    Which storage option?

    Hi there, I am about to do a big upgrade to my computer storage. I am a videographer and I work with a lot of high resolution footage for editing. I was just looking for some advice about which direction to go for the upgrade. I am currently using a USB 3.0 4-Bay Raid tower (Raid 5) 4 x 4TB...