"Nikko" <notha***@yourmomma.com> wrote in message
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> I'd like to set up RAID on my system. I've never done it before and have
> some questions, so I'm looking for help. I'm not sure what RAID level this
> is called, but I'd like to set it up so that one drive is a mirror image
> of the other. Is that RAID 1? I'll be running WinXP Pro, by the way and
> using two Maxtor 250 GB IDE hard drives. Anyway, on to my questions...
>
> 1. Do I have to set up RAID when I first do my install of WinXP? That is,
> can I do an installation of WinXP and then later add RAID? Or would I lose
> all my information on the original drive?
>
> 2. Similarly, if I decide for some reason that I want to uninstall RAID
> down the road, is it possible to do so without losing the data on my
> original OS drive?
>
> 3. My mobo (Asus K8V SE Deluxe) manual says it supports SATA RAID. Does
> this mean it can also support EIDE/PATA RAID? Or do I need to buy a
> separate card?
>
> 3. Most importantly, how do I go about actually setting up RAID? In other
> words, does setting up RAID involve any differences in physical set-up? Or
> is it an option in the BIOS that I need to fiddle with? Or some
> combination?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
>
>

"RBM" <rmottola1(remove th***@optonline.net> wrote in message
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> Mirror is raid 1 and personally I think the easiest way to do it is after
> you load the info on the first HD. You then tell your raid bios that you
> want to set up raid one and it will copy the data to the blank HD. Once
> you've got the mirror working, if one drive craps out, you get a critical
> error message then you either ignore it and go on working with the good HD
> or you snap in a new HD and tell it to copy to that one. Its pretty easy.
> Yes, you can dismantle the raid at any time and use either drive by
> itself. Just be careful flashing your mb bios while using raid,it can be
> tricky
> "Nikko" <notha***@yourmomma.com> wrote in message
> news:ceQTd.5770$MY6.5493@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>> I'd like to set up RAID on my system. I've never done it before and have
>> some questions, so I'm looking for help. I'm not sure what RAID level
>> this is called, but I'd like to set it up so that one drive is a mirror
>> image of the other. Is that RAID 1? I'll be running WinXP Pro, by the way
>> and using two Maxtor 250 GB IDE hard drives. Anyway, on to my
>> questions...
>>
>> 1. Do I have to set up RAID when I first do my install of WinXP? That is,
>> can I do an installation of WinXP and then later add RAID? Or would I
>> lose all my information on the original drive?
>>
>> 2. Similarly, if I decide for some reason that I want to uninstall RAID
>> down the road, is it possible to do so without losing the data on my
>> original OS drive?
>>
>> 3. My mobo (Asus K8V SE Deluxe) manual says it supports SATA RAID. Does
>> this mean it can also support EIDE/PATA RAID? Or do I need to buy a
>> separate card?
>>
>> 3. Most importantly, how do I go about actually setting up RAID? In other
>> words, does setting up RAID involve any differences in physical set-up?
>> Or is it an option in the BIOS that I need to fiddle with? Or some
>> combination?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
>>
>>
>
>

"RBM" <rmottola1(remove th***@optonline.net> wrote in message
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> For some reason, I missed half your questions. The SATA raid is probably
> only for the SATA controller. The on board raids that I'm familiar with
> have their own bios, but you first have to activate the controller and set
> it to "raid" in the MB bios, but believe me if I can do it anyone can
> "RBM" <rmottola1(remove th***@optonline.net> wrote in message
> news:UvQTd.9485$jZ1.3073@fe11.lga...
>> Mirror is raid 1 and personally I think the easiest way to do it is after
>> you load the info on the first HD. You then tell your raid bios that you
>> want to set up raid one and it will copy the data to the blank HD. Once
>> you've got the mirror working, if one drive craps out, you get a critical
>> error message then you either ignore it and go on working with the good
>> HD or you snap in a new HD and tell it to copy to that one. Its pretty
>> easy. Yes, you can dismantle the raid at any time and use either drive by
>> itself. Just be careful flashing your mb bios while using raid,it can be
>> tricky
>> "Nikko" <notha***@yourmomma.com> wrote in message
>> news:ceQTd.5770$MY6.5493@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>>> I'd like to set up RAID on my system. I've never done it before and have
>>> some questions, so I'm looking for help. I'm not sure what RAID level
>>> this is called, but I'd like to set it up so that one drive is a mirror
>>> image of the other. Is that RAID 1? I'll be running WinXP Pro, by the
>>> way and using two Maxtor 250 GB IDE hard drives. Anyway, on to my
>>> questions...
>>>
>>> 1. Do I have to set up RAID when I first do my install of WinXP? That
>>> is, can I do an installation of WinXP and then later add RAID? Or would
>>> I lose all my information on the original drive?
>>>
>>> 2. Similarly, if I decide for some reason that I want to uninstall RAID
>>> down the road, is it possible to do so without losing the data on my
>>> original OS drive?
>>>
>>> 3. My mobo (Asus K8V SE Deluxe) manual says it supports SATA RAID. Does
>>> this mean it can also support EIDE/PATA RAID? Or do I need to buy a
>>> separate card?
>>>
>>> 3. Most importantly, how do I go about actually setting up RAID? In
>>> other words, does setting up RAID involve any differences in physical
>>> set-up? Or is it an option in the BIOS that I need to fiddle with? Or
>>> some combination?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>