Doing a backup of a production RAID 1 array. I want to use GUI cloning software (Apricorn, Acronis, etc.) off of the source HDD's OS. Just to confirm, shouldn't the cloning software see the hardware ...

I've got a RAID-6 array with ten Seagate 2TB NAS drives here. One of the drives started throwing medium errors after a reboot last night, so I'm going to replace it. I can't find the Seagate 2TB NAS ...

We have covered plenty of NAS HDDs here at TweakTown, and the reason is simple: more and more users are purchasing NAS units every day. The expansion of NAS capabilities allows them to serve a much ...

RAID: It’s not just for Warcraft nerds anymore. If you’ve got a ton of music, photos and video and you don’t know about RAID hard-drive arrays yet, read this—or wave your precious media files buh-bye.

If you've looked at your NAS running a RAID array and wondered what it would be like swapping those HDDs for some SSDs, you're not alone. After all, if RAID can make slower drives access data faster, ...

RAID has been a fundamental of storage since its introduction in the late 1980s. But now, as solid-state flash storage becomes commonplace, questions arise over the use of SSD RAID. Adshead: The ...

As with any purchasing decision, there is always the question of whether or not to make the jump to the next level of performance. The advent of a new class of consumer HDDs geared for NAS usage has ...

Losing data can not only be one of the most unfortunate events to experience, but it can also be detrimental to businesses and catastrophic for data-oriented infrastructures such as server farms.

In 2025, the choice of storage—HDD, SSD, or RAID—is critical to data security, performance, and uptime. SSDs provide quicker speed, cooler, quieter operation, and faster rebuilds in RAID ...