[NLRS] WA2VOI DISASTER

[Mike King]

Yup, good idea that USB drive.  I bought one of the 120GB USB 2.0 drives.
It failed after a month.  I have three such drives that I put all the same
data on, so I did not lose anything, except my patience with customer
support :)  I never thought it would happen to me, but it did.

I would not count on just having one!

Food for thought.

73

Mike - KM0T

-----Original Message-----
From: nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Chris Elmquist
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 12:43 PM
To: KB0NLY
Cc: NLRS
Subject: Re: [NLRS] WA2VOI DISASTER



On Friday (06/29/2007 at 12:26PM -0500), KB0NLY wrote:
> 
> 
> The only bad thing about a RAID array is simply this, its in the 
> computer... Can't count how many times someone thought they were safe with

> RAID and the computer took a lightning hit destroying the drives they were

> depending on saving them.

One approach that is real easy to accomplish these days is to use an
external drive connected to USB.  You can either buy the entire unit
or you can build one for pretty cheap.  A USB enclosure with either
PATA or SATA interface goes for about $25.  In that you then install a
hard drive of sufficient size to hold all the stuff you want to backup.
Then, when you do the backup, you take this drive out of the cupboard,
plug it in, do the backup, then disconnect it and put it back in the
cupboard or firesafe or take it to work or some other off-site safe place.

One possible source of low cost USB enclosures:

http://www.meritline.com/usbdren.html

-- 
Chris Elmquist NØJCF
mailto:chrise at pobox.com
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