2009-05-01 #1

Created by arte. Last edited by arte, 2 years and 280 days ago. Viewed 752 times. #1

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Re-use replaced backup harddisks

Now you have RAID system. It runs perfectly, but it also runs full as all storages do over time. You buy new 1.5TB harddisks, replacing the old 500GB ones. Now what do you do with those old ones? They are still perfectly healthy disks.

Well, you buy an external SATA dock!

Then you can do off-RAID backup to the disks. Those disks probably last longer than your DVD backups.

rbtst, 2 years and 269 days ago.

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VoyagerQ-Dock has SATA, USB and FireWire 400/800. I've running an daily backup in Linux with Bacula. I use the HDD-Dock for Project-Backups/Archiving, Backup-Snapshoots and Data-Transfers.

Eventually - i've not tested - you can use ist with an fast 3,5" HDD on your Notebook's eSATA-Interface. Notebook 2,5" HDD's are slow compared to 3,5" Desktop-HDD's.

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