A+ Printers!, RAID PRACTICE!

Max Failed Drives in RAID 5 with Redundancy

1 drive

Fusing Stage

Applies heat and pressure to verify adhesion to the paper

Platen Gap

Distance between a print head and paper

RAID Offering Maximum Performance with No Data Redundancy

RAID 0

Nested RAID with Two Striped Sets of Mirrored Drives

RAID 0+1

RAID Offering Full Redundancy with No Performance Increase

RAID 1

Nested RAID with Two Mirrored Sets of Striped Drives

RAID 1+0

RAID Offering Maximum Performance with Data Redundancy

RAID 5

RAID Acronym

Redundant Array of Independent Disks

Dithering (Half Toning)

Process of spacing print material to create the illusion of a lighter/brighter color

Slower RAID Type with Motherboard Stress

Software RAID

Processing Stage

Stage in a laser printer involving data transfer from host to printer

Developing Stage

Stage in a laser printer involving movement of toner to drum's latent image

Conditioning Stage

Stage in a laser printer requiring corona to power other components

Writing (Exposing Stage)

Stage in a laser printer where laser creates latent image on drum

Transferring Stage

Stage in a laser printer where paper receives toner for the first time

Minimum Drives for RAID 0

2 drives

Minimum Drives for RAID 5

3 drives

Minimum Drives for RAID 10

4 drives

HVPS

Component in a laser printer acting as a powerful PSU

Fuser

Component in a laser printer applying heat and pressure for toner adhesion

Drum

Component in a laser printer for imaging and toner transfer

Corona

Component in a laser printer responsible for conditioning

Transfer Belt

Component in a laser printer responsible for transferring toner to the paper

Toner Cartridge

Component in a laser printer that holds the toner powder used for printing

Duplexing Unit

Component in a printer that allows for automatic double-sided printing

Raster Image Processor (RIP)

Component in a printer that converts text and images into a format the printer can understand

Print Head

Component in a printer that moves back and forth, applying ink or toner to the paper

Pickup Rollers (or Separator Pads)

Component initiating movement through the paper path in a laser printer

Faster RAID Type with RAID Controller

Hardware RAID