Another back-up question

I have three internal hd's -
one for OS & programs and Bootcamp - Seagate 7200.11 500gb
one for scratch disk - Seagate 7200.10 250gb
one for all my files - Seagate 7200.10 500gb. Mainly large RAW & TIFF files
I have two external drives -
320GB Lacie ESATA connection
250GB Lacie Firewire 800
I have just used SuperDuper to clone my OS HD to both external drives. I was going to use Time Machine on the 320 drive and just drag manually my files across to the 250 drive.
Is this an OK way to back up or should I get another internal drive and use that for TimeMachine and then Raid 1 my two external drives - I know the 320 will become a 250 - and just manually back-up my work? Will that be OK as one is connected by ESATA and the other by Firewire?
Since I installed the 7200.11 drive as my OS drive it does seem quicker. Would I benefit from another 7200.11 internal drive with my files on and then using the existing 7200.10 500gb internal drive as my TimeMachine folder?
If I use one of my Lacie drives for a manual back-up is there any point having them plugged in and on all the time? Would they extend their lifespan by not having them on all the time or do they like to be used?
Finally, I have an olde internal 250gb drive. Should I clone my OS drive onto this and then remove it from the MacPro and just reinstall it if I ever had a OS crash?
Sorry for all the questions.
Message was edited by: MarkLeary

Hi MarkLeary;
I would recommend against using RAID1. It is not a backup solution. I think it will only add more complications to an already complicated situation.
Personally having lived with the drag and drop backup solution in the past I don't recommend it. I think either Time Machine or SuperDuper is much better depending on your requirements.
If you are going to create a backup to one of your Lacie drives I would recommend that you create a clone. This will allow you to boot from it in the case of trouble. This can easily be done with SuperDuper.
Allan

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Another external drive question

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