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Thread: Adding Drives to RAID5 array


i planning server build intent of file sharing , media serving. want rip dvs's makemkv. realize creates large files, want. if buy blu rays, want quality.

anyways, question is: can add drive existing raid5 array if end needing more storage. i'm thinking of starting 3x3tb wd caviar green drives in raid 5.

link drives: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82e16822136874

i'm going use raid card...
highpoint rocketraid 2720sgl
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...raid%202720sgl

understand 3x3tb drives i'll around 5.5tb of space. adding drives adds efficiency of drive, if go with4, goes 8.5. if start 3, can go 4 later on down road if necessary?

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