This message was posted by KNC Designs on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/ultimatebb.php?/topic/3/212.html#000002 Thanks John my research has just began I have not even looked into hardware or cost yet just getting some ideas together.With everything needing more and more ram I will probably be using a 64 bit system and who knows what else. I like the idea of the mirroring for the safety aspect of backing up but don't know if the striping will really affect the overall speed of the system very much. So more research to come and thanks again for your input. Curtis =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================