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October 14th, 2005, 10:37 AM | #1 |
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G-RAID FW400 & WinXP: Fast enough for DV?
I'm considering a G-RAID Firewire 400 external drive to connect to my Pentium 4 system. The G-Tech web site promises 7 layers of DV over Firewire 800. Can I safely assume that I could edit half that (3 layers of DV) over a Firewire 400 connection?
How much RAID-0 storage capacity will I get with the 500GB model -- 500GB or 250GB? Thanks, T.J. |
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You would be better of buying two internal 250 gb disks, and link them up in raid 0. Or if you have the money RAID 0+1, but that will require 4 similar disks, and a more expensive controller with 4 channels. RAID 0, is where you split the data over the two disks, thereby doubling the performance. In 0+1, you split it over two disks, and at the same time backing it up over the two other disks. So you actually have 2 disks with exactly the same content, thereby almost removing the chance of data-loss. Hope you understood. Mark
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I'm hoping someone who actually uses these drives for DV editing will answer my other question about performance with Windows XP SP1a. Regards, T.J. |
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As the G-Tech Web site says, "Blazing Fast FireWire 800 Interface with Integrated RAID Technology Throughput is key to high performance. And G-RAID is all about performance. Two of the fastest hard drives available are striped together with G-RAIDs on-board RAID controller to guarantee consistent performance over the full capacity of the unit. G-RAID is simply put the fastest FireWire storage you can buy." Thus, you can have RAID over IEEE 1394. I don't have one of these units, so I'm afraid I can't answer your question about performance over an IEEE 1394a connection. However, it would seem that if one wanted to invest in one of these units and didn't have an IEEE 1394b port on the computer, that it would make sense to get one of the IEEE 1394b PCI/CardBus expansion cards that G-Tech sells (and that can probably be gotten other places as well). Otherwise, what is the point of getting such a fast Firewire RAID storage system? Quote:
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As for the XP SP2 glitch, it's a prime example of why I haven't installed SP2. "If it ain't broken, don't fix it" -- my NLE machine running SP1a meets my needs just fine. I couldn't care less about the security features of SP2, because my NLE computer's not networked. |
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A quick Google search revealed that there are other IEEE 1394b PCI cards that don't require a 64bit PCI slot. See this one, for example: http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/def...spx?EDC=812328
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After a little more searching, I see that a number of different IEEE 1394b PCI cards say they require a 64-bit PCI slot to function at full speed (I wonder if the one I linked to does as well?). According to one online store (http://fwdepot.com/thestore/product_...roducts_id/651):
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November 14th, 2005, 10:42 AM | #8 |
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G-Tech G-SATA external hard drive array
Christopher,
As far as G-Tech drives go, I've set my sights on the G-SATA. It includes a PCI card with two external SATA ports and two cables. A G-RAID Firewire 800 drive and 1394b card costs just as much as a G-SATA kit, so for me this is the way to go. Thank you for your research. T.J. |
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Firewire 800 card for PCIe
I had come to the same conclusion that Firewire 800 was only possible with a 64-bit PCIx card. 64bit slots only seem to be available on high-end workstations and servers, not your typical desktop machine. However, after MUCH searching I did find a Firewire 800 card for a 1x PCI Express slot: http://www.koutech.com/proddetail.asp?linenumber=268
So, I know my PC (Dell 8400) has one 1x PCIe slot, so I think I might give this card a shot and see if it works at full speed. |
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