OT: Popsicle Raid Redeux

With all this talk of the new Mac Pro and the 4 internal drives that can be raided for uncompressed HD...and where would you install the OS...I have to bring up my Popsicle Raid again. My machine has 6 internal drives. 2.5TB total.

I bring it up because, well, as Joe predicted (http://www.lafcpug.org/phorum/read.php?f=1&i=124003&t=123957#reply_124003), the rubber bands started failing. I discovered this when I heard a "clunk" inside my G5 as the band snapped and the drive under the optical hit the metal.

So I had to think of another solution. Here is my solution:

www.LFHD.net

I didn't predict it. I simply stated a fact that heat kills rubber & that rig WILL fall apart. You fought me tooth and nail that this solution was a winner

I just hope nothing inside was damaged, Shane.

- Joey



When life gives you dilemmas...make dilemmanade.

Nope...everything was fine.

And I agreed that the rubber bands were a stop-gap measure. Now that I have them screwed into place...this feels permanent.

Good to hear = no damage

NO MORE RUBBER BANDS 4 U!!!



When life gives you dilemmas...make dilemmanade.

Shane,

This is a no fail 3 drive with cooler setup in my Quad.

[www.maxupgrades.com]

Don't know about you, but sounds like backup time to me. Just because there's no damage apparent now doesn't mean there isn't something hidden.

John, that is a nice product. Good call. I might have to get that assembly with the fan in the future. I am also thinking of yanking my second internal drive and adding another 500GB hitachi and adding that to the Raid for a 5 drive raid.

Derek...what is on it is the backup of a G-Raid that is in the shop, and due back Friday. It better hold out until then...