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dgoodrich · 06-21-2006, 04:46 PM

I have a newer 2000 that has been upgraded to 4.0.860. Currently it has 2 x 80-gig drives running Raid-1. Soon, I would like to upgrade to bigger disks (maybe 2 x 300-gigs or something similar). I know it should support large disk. I understand that this model has its OS in flash, so I should be able to just put the new drives in and it should format them etc., correct?

If I replace one drive at a time, will it rebuild the raid (and thus retain my data), or will I need to copy the data off to another drive in order to make the upgrade?

Also, does anybody have a recommendation for what drives to buy? Are there any ATA-100, 5400 rpm drives with large capacity available? This would seem ideal since they would have lower power consumption and generate less heat than 7200 rpm drives, and would probably perform just as well in this application.

Thanks,
Dave

06-21-2006, 04:46 PM	#1
dgoodrich Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Redlands, CA Posts: 44	Upgrade steps for 2000 I have a newer 2000 that has been upgraded to 4.0.860. Currently it has 2 x 80-gig drives running Raid-1. Soon, I would like to upgrade to bigger disks (maybe 2 x 300-gigs or something similar). I know it should support large disk. I understand that this model has its OS in flash, so I should be able to just put the new drives in and it should format them etc., correct? If I replace one drive at a time, will it rebuild the raid (and thus retain my data), or will I need to copy the data off to another drive in order to make the upgrade? Also, does anybody have a recommendation for what drives to buy? Are there any ATA-100, 5400 rpm drives with large capacity available? This would seem ideal since they would have lower power consumption and generate less heat than 7200 rpm drives, and would probably perform just as well in this application. Thanks, Dave