Method and apparatus for providing increased storage capacity

A method for increasing storage capacity, comprising:

• receiving data from an internal or external source;
• managing the distribution of the data received from the internal or external source during a write operation to a combination of a primary storage allocation and a redundant storage allocation in each of a plurality of solid-state drives;
• detecting an error condition associated with at least a portion of a primary storage allocation of a first solid-state drive of the plurality of solid state drives;
• storing, prior to an error condition being detected, a copy of the data from at least the portion of the primary storage allocation of the first solid-state drive in a second redundant storage allocation of detected second solid-state drive of the plurality of solid-state drives;
• and
• in response to detecting an error condition associated with the at least one portion of the primary storage allocation, retrieving the copy of the data from the second redundant storage allocation.

A memory storage device, comprising:

• a motherboard with an external communication interface;
• and
• a plurality of solid-state drives coupled to the motherboard in communication with the external communication interface,
• wherein each of the plurality of solid-state drives includes a respective storage controller configured to manage the distribution of data during a read operation from a combination of a primary storage allocation and a redundant storage allocation in each of the plurality of solid-state drives, and configured to detect an error condition associated with at least a portion of a primary storage allocation of a first solid-state drive of the plurality of solid-state drives,
• wherein prior to the error condition being detected, a copy of the data from at least the portion of the primary storage allocation of the first solid-state drive is stored in a second redundant storage allocation of a second solid-state drive of the plurality of solid state drives, and
• wherein, in response to detecting an error condition associated with the at least one portion of the primary storage allocation, the controller is configured to retrieve the copy of the data from the second redundant storage allocation.