The great thing about creating RAID volumes in Linux is that it’s so easy. RAID is really important for servers, and like most server software on Linux, it gets a lot of development attention ...

The partition that will be used for the RAID-1 array on the second disk should be about the same size as that on the first disk. It must be at least as large as the first disk's partition. If the ...

There are plenty of RAID modes levels (modes) to choose from, but many favor RAID 10 for its reliability and speed.

Using a combination of software RAID and a recovery CD, a high availability Linux server can be set up and configured easily. It is conceivable that a drive could fail, putting the RAID into degraded ...

I will be installing Windows XP on this computer, but want the capability of easily installing Linux (distro to be decided) in a dual-boot configuration at a later date.

One of the most confusing and intimidating parts of installing Linux for dual-booting with Windows is the disk partitioning required.

Operating systems, such as Linux, provides partitioning software to resize partitions without any data loss. It's possible to resize a partition using Gparted in an easy and a convenient way. Gparted ...