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SATA to RAID 0 SATA

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  • 19-01-2005 1:54pm
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    Superman
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    Here's a Q!

    I got my main drive running on standard SATA connection and i was thinking of buying two fast raptors and setting them up as a RAID 0 configuration while in the mean time trying to keep all my data , Is it possible to do this without having to re-install all my stuff?

    I know RAID 0 is really overkill for a pc that isn't a server/heavy graphics machine I just really want to play around with it.


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    astrofool
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    well if you have more than 2 sata ports, simply install the raptors, raid them, install windows, then connect up the other drive to one of the other ports, and windows will see it as a new logical drive (you may have to import it in disk management in admistration tools), and get access to all your data


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    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,314 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Superman wrote:
    Is it possible to do this without having to re-install all my stuff?

    No. You will have to re-install the OS


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    KdjaCL
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    unkel wrote:
    No. You will have to re-install the OS


    Not really , almost all Disc makers utility discs have the means to copy entire drives over.

    Ie if Windows is on 1st Raind port adding in 2 more drives then using the disc to copy to them and when told to shutdown and reconfig drives you do.



    /I did this only last week :)

    kdjac


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    Dempsey
    Registered Users Posts: 20,553 ✭✭✭✭Dempsey


    KdjaC wrote:
    Not really , almost all Disc makers utility discs have the means to copy entire drives over.

    Ie if Windows is on 1st Raind port adding in 2 more drives then using the disc to copy to them and when told to shutdown and reconfig drives you do.



    /I did this only last week :)

    kdjac

    This can be done with onboard raid, please explain some more because ill need to do this in the future.


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