I know, right??
I'm actually incredibly blessed, and she and I are remarkably in tune re: most all priorities.
In this case, it's surveillance HDs for at home, given that I never put a lot of priority on that drive (note: singular- WD purple 4Tb), and the question came up the other day, "umm, everything else is redundant, various levels of Raid as appropriate, why in the /bold BLEEP /bold is the camera drive 'running solo'?.."
Given that a colleague/peer at work just had a very nasty break-in, I understand her concern, but by the same token... Hey, that's basically a hall pass to shop!!
Oddly enough, I got a great deal on an M5210 IBM 12g/s controller, 150$, including cache and BBu (size of cache unspecified- don't think seller knew what he had until too late-- waiting anxiously on the mailman to deliver... Really I want to know what cache size it is, LOL! Since it has a supercap BBU, I know that it's at least the 1GB (can also be 2, 4), but even better, because it has IBM/Lenovo FW, it should see/ be able to actively control my Lenovo SA120, instead of it just acting like it's a HBA. (Anyone having trouble with an SA120- lesson learned-- nothing but a Lenovo branded card seems to be able to run the fan speed control software!)
We're having a running conversation now re: whether I should move to 2 or 3 drives, and meanwhile, I'm seriously considering layout out available equipment and asking for advice on best storage arrangement on the non-camera drives.
Here's to shared hobbies, a loving and understanding wife, and lastly, a shopping hall pass!
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Ya'll have a great weekend!