<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">>> Disks are so large these days that the only practical way of backing them up is to other disks. I don't ??>>understand reusing small disks, as a 2TB costs only about a hundred now.</span><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="yui_3_2_0_18_134308610413663">But it's for a slave backend that only needs enough space for its own software. Plus the computer only has IDE ports, and I don't want to use a PCI slot for a SATA controller if I don't need to, as the more stuff I hook up, the warmer it will be inside the case. This PC sits
in a basement and controls satellite dishes and motors. When it records, it uses the LAN to record to the master backend. </div> </div> </div></body></html>