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Linking two external hard drives

Sparkicks · 2008-11-30 12:57:17

I have multiple external hard drives i was wondering is there any software to make them appear as one (extended not mirrored) i remember there was some way a while back but cannot remember the phrase or term used.

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30-11-2008 1:57pm

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Sparkicks

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I have multiple external hard drives i was wondering is there any software to make them appear as one (extended not mirrored) i remember there was some way a while back but cannot remember the phrase or term used.

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#2 30-11-2008 2:06pm
Jonathan

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JBOD.

Just a bunch of disks.

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#3 30-11-2008 2:15pm
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I think I know what you mean.
Here is a number of information sources that might be of help:

http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php?topic=15407.0
http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/Logon/logon_mapnetworkdrive_multiple.htm
http://www.infocellar.com/hardware/drive-install.htm

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#4 30-11-2008 3:43pm
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You'll need to RAID them

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#5 30-11-2008 3:50pm
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yoyo wrote: »

You'll need to RAID them

JBOD is a type of RAID.

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#6 30-11-2008 3:51pm
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jmccrohan wrote: »

JBOD is a type of RAID.

Apoligies, didn't notice your reply

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#7 30-11-2008 4:01pm
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yoyo wrote: »

Apoligies, didn't notice your reply

Nick

Na you're grand, just incase the op was looking for both of them, only to realise that they were one and the same

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