Ok. As I have never previously used RAID I am really unsure wether to use software or hardware RAID? Everyone seems to be a little bit divided on this matter. Is there a big difference. Which is riskier for data loss? Any other issues I need to consider when deciding on RAID? Also as far as OS I hav...

Ok, So here's the deal. I want to make a Home server for Media files (Photos, Music, Movies, Recorded TV Shows, etc). Now I need about 1500 GB of space. I was thinking of 6 x 250GB SATA II 3Gb/s NCQ 7200RPM 8MB Cache Hard Drives. Cases I was thinking about Antec P180 or something else with as many i...