raid question

robina_80 · 02-01-2006, 01:01 PM

hi people,
my question is im getting another hard drive exactly the same as the one ive got in my desktop my question is what different RAIDS does windows xp pro support im thinking about raid0 or 1

suprasteve · 02-01-2006, 01:15 PM

xp doesn't support raid on a software level, you'll need to reformat and then set up raid prior to reinstalling windows

robina_80 · 02-01-2006, 10:52 PM

say if i ahve 3 hard drives and i make 2 raid and the other one a normal hard drive can i do that or must they be all raid so i want to make one hard drive a non raid

tg900 · 02-02-2006, 12:13 AM

Depending on the chipset, you usually can. I currently have 2 160GB raid 0 hard drives with xp pro on them, and i have one 4 GB single drive with server 2003.

You'll need to choose which one you think is more important, for me it is the windows xp. So I installed that first, which is probably the OS on the RAIDed hard drives, for me it was win xp. Then after I was done with that, I put server on the single hard drive. They call that "dual boot" when you have more than one OS on your computer. Or you don't have to make the other hard drive bootable, and you can just use it as storage, which is just fine.

Windows installation might not have drivers for your card/controller, especially the newer chipsets, so make sure you see if you have a floppy or disc with them on there.

I'd recommend that you back up all your stuff onto discs or an extra hard drive, so you can transfer them after you are done installing the OS onto the RAID hard drives. Take a look at the "RAID 101" sticky before you do RAID.

robina_80 · 02-02-2006, 05:17 PM

how do i install raid ive got my floopy with the raid drivers on it

Yeti · 02-02-2006, 05:32 PM

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xp doesn't support raid on a software level

With a minor tweak it does.

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how do i install raid ive got my floopy with the raid drivers on it

First, what do you want to do? RAID0? RAID1? OS on the RAID array?

robina_80 · 02-02-2006, 05:43 PM

i dont know what raid i want to do, any suggestions. ive got 2 the same hard drives so i can raid, ive got windows xp pro

Yeti · 02-02-2006, 06:26 PM

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i dont know what raid i want to do, any suggestions. ive got 2 the same hard drives so i can raid, ive got windows xp pro

Depends on what your needs are. If you want more performance but higher risk of failure (one drive fails, all data is lost) then use RAID0. If you want redundancy (a true RAID) then use RAID1. For RAID1 it is also possible to setup without reinstalling Windows.

robina_80 · 02-02-2006, 06:41 PM

how do you do raid0

Yeti · 02-02-2006, 08:51 PM

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how do you do raid0

Brief description (note all data on both drives will be lost):
1) When prompted at bootup, go into RAID BIOS... CTL+H I think
2) Create the RAID0 array
3) Reboot into Windows setup w/ Windows CD, press F6 when asked for 3rd party drivers
4) Follow directions and use the RAID driver floppy
5) Proceed with Windows install...

02-01-2006, 01:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
robina_80 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LONDON Age: 24 Posts: 2,011	raid question hi people, my question is im getting another hard drive exactly the same as the one ive got in my desktop my question is what different RAIDS does windows xp pro support im thinking about raid0 or 1 __________________ Windows Vista Home Pre x32 AMD 4200X2 S939 512K (2.2) 512M ASUS EN7600GSTOP SILENT 1x80Gb 1x320gb SATA2 2Gb Dual Channel PC3200 Non-ECC DDR Memory Gbyte K8N PRO SLi s939 nF4 530W TAGAN 2FORCE T530-U22 Clabs Aud 2 ZS 7.1 OEM

02-01-2006, 10:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
robina_80 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LONDON Age: 24 Posts: 2,011	say if i ahve 3 hard drives and i make 2 raid and the other one a normal hard drive can i do that or must they be all raid so i want to make one hard drive a non raid __________________ Windows Vista Home Pre x32 AMD 4200X2 S939 512K (2.2) 512M ASUS EN7600GSTOP SILENT 1x80Gb 1x320gb SATA2 2Gb Dual Channel PC3200 Non-ECC DDR Memory Gbyte K8N PRO SLi s939 nF4 530W TAGAN 2FORCE T530-U22 Clabs Aud 2 ZS 7.1 OEM Last edited by robina_80; 02-01-2006 at 10:55 PM.

02-02-2006, 12:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
tg900 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 98	Depending on the chipset, you usually can. I currently have 2 160GB raid 0 hard drives with xp pro on them, and i have one 4 GB single drive with server 2003. You'll need to choose which one you think is more important, for me it is the windows xp. So I installed that first, which is probably the OS on the RAIDed hard drives, for me it was win xp. Then after I was done with that, I put server on the single hard drive. They call that "dual boot" when you have more than one OS on your computer. Or you don't have to make the other hard drive bootable, and you can just use it as storage, which is just fine. Windows installation might not have drivers for your card/controller, especially the newer chipsets, so make sure you see if you have a floppy or disc with them on there. I'd recommend that you back up all your stuff onto discs or an extra hard drive, so you can transfer them after you are done installing the OS onto the RAID hard drives. Take a look at the "RAID 101" sticky before you do RAID. __________________ "Weighing in at an extremely portable 42 pounds (lbs) is the Lappy 486. Finally, a computer for your lap. By Compy." -StrongBad Gigabyte k8ns pro mb 2- 160 gb western digital 8mb cache, raid 0 heatsinks from some PII's on the sides to keep my hard drives cool dvd rom dvd writer 2- cd burners removable hard drive rack/bay athlon 64 3700+ win tv tv tuner 8-in-1 card reader gigabit ethernet 6 channel sound

02-02-2006, 05:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
robina_80 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LONDON Age: 24 Posts: 2,011	how do i install raid ive got my floopy with the raid drivers on it __________________ Windows Vista Home Pre x32 AMD 4200X2 S939 512K (2.2) 512M ASUS EN7600GSTOP SILENT 1x80Gb 1x320gb SATA2 2Gb Dual Channel PC3200 Non-ECC DDR Memory Gbyte K8N PRO SLi s939 nF4 530W TAGAN 2FORCE T530-U22 Clabs Aud 2 ZS 7.1 OEM

02-02-2006, 05:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
robina_80 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LONDON Age: 24 Posts: 2,011	i dont know what raid i want to do, any suggestions. ive got 2 the same hard drives so i can raid, ive got windows xp pro __________________ Windows Vista Home Pre x32 AMD 4200X2 S939 512K (2.2) 512M ASUS EN7600GSTOP SILENT 1x80Gb 1x320gb SATA2 2Gb Dual Channel PC3200 Non-ECC DDR Memory Gbyte K8N PRO SLi s939 nF4 530W TAGAN 2FORCE T530-U22 Clabs Aud 2 ZS 7.1 OEM

02-01-2006, 01:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	xp doesn't support raid on a software level, you'll need to reformat and then set up raid prior to reinstalling windows

02-02-2006, 06:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
robina_80 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LONDON Age: 24 Posts: 2,011	how do you do raid0 __________________ Windows Vista Home Pre x32 AMD 4200X2 S939 512K (2.2) 512M ASUS EN7600GSTOP SILENT 1x80Gb 1x320gb SATA2 2Gb Dual Channel PC3200 Non-ECC DDR Memory Gbyte K8N PRO SLi s939 nF4 530W TAGAN 2FORCE T530-U22 Clabs Aud 2 ZS 7.1 OEM Last edited by robina_80; 02-02-2006 at 06:56 PM.

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