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Rob-NovA
04-01-09, 04:59 PM
Reading the backup thread has prompted me to revisit my backup strategy for my home network. Anyone have any recommendations for external drive enclosures that can support drive mirroring? I'm leaning towards SATA drives with a USB2.0 or eSATA interface to my PC. I love my Antec MX-1, but it only supports 1 drive... :(

Michael D'Angelo
04-01-09, 05:41 PM
I am using a Sans Digital MS2UT (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816111006) on my HD DVR. It can do raid 0 or Raid 1 with two Western Digital WD7500AAKS hard drives.

But as I posted in the other thread I am using a Windows Home Server for my backups. It is in HP unit (HP MediaSmart EX485 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16859105420&Tpk=ex485).

Rob-NovA
04-02-09, 10:35 AM
But as I posted in the other thread I am using a Windows Home Server for my backups. It is in HP unit (HP MediaSmart EX485 http://www.jdoqocy.com/image-3146500-10521304http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16859105420&Tpk=ex485 (http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-3146500-10521304?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2FProduct %2FProduct.aspx%3FItem%3DN82E16859105420%26Tpk%3De x485)).

Interesting. I'm going to have to take a closer look at this solution (or others similar to it.). That could solve multiple headaches all at once.