RAID? Was: PATA hard disks, anyone?

[Ali]

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From: Fred Cisin via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> 
Date: 3/27/18  5:51 PM  (GMT-08:00) 
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> 
Subject: RAID?  Was: PATA hard disks, anyone? 

How many drives would you need, to be able to set up a RAID, or hot 
swappable RAUD (Redundant Array of Unreliable Drives), that could give 
decent reliability with such drives?
10 -
Two sets of 5 drive  RAID 6 volumes in a RAID 1 array.
You would then need to lose 5 drives before data failure is imminent. The 6th one will do you in. If you haven't fixed 50 percent failure then you deserve to lose your data. 
Disclaimer: this is my totally unscientific unprofessional and biased estimate. My daily activities of life have nothing to do with the IT industry. Proceed at your own peril. Etc. Etc.
-Ali