On 30 August 2007, "Alain Spineux" <aspineux at gmail.com> wrote: > Message: 50 <snip> > RAID 1 is mirroring (data are stored on both diks), RAID 0 is striping (data > are split between both disk). > If one disk fail, You will loose your data in RAID 0, not in RAID 1. > > You can change this setting yourself later using the BIOS menu or the DELL > CD. > > I recommend RAID 1 for safety > > Regards > > PS: RAID 1 don't dispense you to regularly check if both disk are healthy > and how to replace a defect one without losing valuable data saved on the > other. > Alain: Thank you. RAID 1 it is. Also, I will do burn in tests, on the RAM and drives, before I begin configuring the box. And, learning how to remove/replace a defective drive is something I should do. Lanny