USB on G4 PB broken for RAID?

Hello :
I've found neither "Disk Utility" nor "SoftRAID" are able to create a reliable "mirror RAID". Both exterior drives are new, identical 500 gB barracudas in WiebeTech SilverSata cases. (USB & SATA ports only). No other devices on the USB ports. The computer is a 12" powerbook about two years old.
I was prompted to attempt RAID because a previous, USB external 500 gB drive I used for backup was toast after a mere two months!
Has anyone else run into USB/drive problems?
DW

I have never had trouble using Apple's or SoftRAID's, but I would never use it on USB. SCSI and SATA, yes. ATA, ONLY if EACH drive is on its OWN channel (not shared with another drive, same for FireWire).
USB 1.1 is too slow AND is very cpu intensive (25%) and poor on PPC.
Both drives need to be on identically performing interfaces, FW400 is faster than your internal drive ATA but "might" work. USB 2.0 even might. Do you have USB2? If not, time for MacBook Pro or something maybe. Better spend the money there than SoftRAID ($149).

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http://firmtek.stores.yahoo.net/sata5pm2se2.html
http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=0&pid=667
http://www.qnap.com/prodetail_feature.asp?pid=110
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-.../RAID/Desktop/
http://www.synology.com/enu/products/CS407/index.php
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7. I have all these other Mybooks. Two of them are mirrored but only one is a 1TBx2 Sata drive. The rest are IDE. I guess I'll just use these for misc things? Maybe just plug one into the Xbox for watching movies?
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A few RAID and NAS solutions I've been looking at are the following but I don't really understand what I get with an external device vs an internal? I also don't know which is BETTER? for easy reliable backup.
Hi,
For backup, video work, photography and expanding the Mac Pro storage capability the FirmTek SeriTek/5PM would be my choice. The bundle that you pointed to will work if 130MB/sec. is fastest enogh for your needs. The card is only $70 in the bundle which makes it a nice deal.
http://firmtek.stores.yahoo.net/sata5pm2se2.html
If you want 200MB/sec, performance I would go with the Sonnet Tempo E4P or the HighPoint RR 2314 if you desire RAID 5 redundancy.
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/sonnet/mac-pro/
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/highpoint/2314/
Trying to use NAS via the network will be 3-7x slower than the SeriTek/5PM. The SeriTek/5PM is a much better choice for backup, video and photography. NAS is good for low energy, always on, low use server needs. However, you can simply turn Mac OS X file sharing on and the Mac Pro will provide performance faster than any NAS.
Drobo - Why do people even consider this option?
The performance is USB speed even with a FW800 connection.
Users have reported losing data with firmware updates.
And the unit is one of the most expensive, slow performing options available. I cannot image ever wanting a Drobo
Backup Software:
I like SuperDuper. I also like using the "Restore" tab in Disk Utility to clone one disk to another. The key to good backup is to keep it simple and regular.
MyBook - NOT
If your storage needs exceed more than a single FireWire backup disk you really need to go with eSATA. The SeriTek/5PM and the Mac Pro combination provides virtually unlimited storage capabilities as the tray system allows new hard disk sets to be easily loaded or dismounted.
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