RAID 10.
I snipped the rest of your message because none of it matters. Never use
RAID 5 on a database system. Ever. There is absolutely NO reason to
every put yourself through that much suffering. If you hate yourself
that much just commit suicide, it's less drastic.
--
Bill Moran
Collaborative Fusion Inc.
http://people.collaborativefusion.com/~wmoran/
wmoran@collaborativefusion.com
Phone: 412-422-3463x4023