Scify wrote:
See above post. (jarg)

That is a good looking drive, Sci. I like everything about it, except the 2 mb buffer, and the price. Do you need an external, or could you perhaps opt for an internal? It could save you LOTS of cash. Over $100 for the same exact drive.
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-107&depa=1
Now, looking at the reviews... Maybe it's not such a good drive.

Jarg is right. Keep it simple. take out old drive. Put in new one. Install XP on new one using one giant c: partition. Put back old one as slave. copy old one to new one. Format old one. Copy the must keeps back to old one as back up. Install UT. Done!

Has anyone installed a raid 0 array before. My main computer has the capibility, but I have never attempted it. For one thing, it is too expensive. Two identical HHDs.. The other, I really have no idea how to do it.
I am considering it for my server, just to see if I can do it. Two 40 gig HHDs should be plenty for a server.
Sigh... Need to pawn a kidney or something.... :?

I always buy raid boards but never use them for raid. I used to know how but it's been years and the technology has changed to the point that I'd have to learn all over again. If I recall, Raid 0 just mirrors your drives. That 's all good as a back up and that's it. What you want is raid 0+1 which actually increases speed of information movement. Sad I used to be Microsoft certified for this stuff and now that I don't and haven't used it, I have forgotten everything. I always get the raid board and just use the extra two raid controllers as regular drive controllers. This way you can hook up to 8 eide devices up in your box instead of the max of 4 like most boards. I needed raid to hook up 2 drives, 2 cdroms and an internal SyQuest drive. If I ever raided, I'd do it with 4 identical drives and raid up to raid 4 or so. I can't remeber but I think these boards can only go up from 0 to 0+1. Not much there and I have yet to see a software raid for these typical mobos actually increase speed enough to pay for the extra drives to do it. Godd luck. Later!

I'm not getting one yet I have to close to christmas time 1 to fix panel control every time I see progam I don't use it freeze up then I have to rest my computer which it doesn't like I t get nice blue screenand hard drive. I want set it up maybe for UT file or something.Only reason I pick that one I can do that myself.I scare to work my computer I mess up I have buy new or get fix .I would like a external hard drive it better less room on desk.I don't think if my old logitech mouse use XP?