On 01/31/2011 05:36 AM, Kenni Lund wrote:
2011/1/31 Steve Brookssteveb@mcs.st-and.ac.uk:
On Mon, 31 Jan 2011, Les Bell wrote:
Kenni Lundkenni@kelu.dk wrote:
Fakeraid is a proprietary software RAID solution, so if your motherboard suddenly decides to die, how will you then get access to your data? <<
Obviously, you restore it from a backup. RAID is not a substitute for backups.
Hmm... What percentage of home users keep backups of their systems and data .. not enough me thinks?
Ditto...I have backups of all of my important data at home, but not of the operating systems or of the less important data. When something breaks, I'll have a backup of all the important stuff, but I'll still need to spend time on reinstalling the operating system, configuring it, etc. I think this is true for most home users.
Good point ... and the rest of the story is; all important data is backed up data.
By definition, if it is not backed up, it is not important <period>
Regards, Ray