DiamondMax 9 vs 10
 

Firstly what is the difference. secondly i have one sata 120GB max9 and I am wanting to buy a second hard drive to partition into shares for Video/Pictures/MP3s/Apps etc. . . . wondering what is difference and what would people recommend.

Re: DiamondMax 9 vs 10
 

buy the 10 or the maxlineII :)

Re: DiamondMax 9 vs 10
 

I have both in my system in a Raid 1 mirror. I suspect the main difference is better reliability in the 10, so - as Zingle says - I would go for that.

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i don't think i will be settin up raid. is their much point to raid? i mainly use the pc for storage and gaming.

Re: DiamondMax 9 vs 10
 

All depends whether you've backed up you data elsewhere (CD/DVD/Tape) and whether you would miss it. If you keep photos on your disk, either back them up to CD or get a Raid 1 mirror (or even better, both!).

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how does raid 1 mirror work then

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It keeps two identical copies of the information so that if you lose either disk your data is still on the other. The main drawback is that you are not protected from software/user errors (hitting the delete button!) - hence the need to put your most valuable stuff on CD.

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i have came to two ideas one just buying an extra maxtor and partitioning space. or two now buying a raptor 36.6gb and making it my new primary and makin current maxtor slave partioned.

thoughts?

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What mobo you got? the Raptor is fast and there is a 74 gig version you need sata

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74 bit out of my budget. i have a gigabyte mobo g8nk-pro.

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Do not know that board and ironically enough neither does gigabyte ;) could it be the GA K8N??

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yeah thats it lol :p:

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Does it have 2 lots of 2 sata? one nforce one silicon image? if you use the nforce controller you should (not def but should) be able to boot from a sata drive without the hassle of a boot floppy but I would create one to be sure:)