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Re: RAID0 question
You will need to re-install Vista if you RAID the system drive in your BIOS.
You may need a driver disk (external media) if the chipset is not known by
the OS on install. (Intel P965 or newer Nforces will require it).
Vista sees the drives as a single HDD with all the normal options. You can
manage the drives withing the OS with a chipset utility if the driver owner
provide one.
Short, but I hope this helps.
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Al
"Ian Betts" <igb123@talktalk.net> wrote in message
news:CB51BA60-9A30-4C66-A675-DF524D28F78F@microsoft.com...
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> "Sumer Yamaner" <syamaner_DELETE_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uCbEZ4o0HHA.5772@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> OK I know these technical details and I always use multiple backups of my
>> data. What I need is an increase in HDD performance. I think RAID0 is the
>> simplest way to do it.
>> I just want to know technical details on how to do it.
>> Thanks for the advice.
>>
>> "Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com>, iletisinde şunu
>> yazdı, news:A599EE67-4B5B-4D8C-B250-B85DC01D2D27@microsoft.com...
>>> RAID 0 is not worth the effort. You will see a slight improvemant in
>>> read/write speeds. All it does is stripe everything over 2 or more
>>> Disks.
>>> What that means is that you have part of a file on one drive and part of
>>> the
>>> same file on another. In case of one drive failing, you have lost the
>>> lot.
>>>
>>> RAID 1 is better, as it makes a mirror copy of everything that is one
>>> the
>>> first Disk. The complete file is written to the one place, and a copy
>>> made to
>>> the other drive.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Sumer Yamaner" wrote:
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>>>> I am running Vista Home Premium with a single HDD. My motherboard
>>>> supports
>>>> RAID configurations. To use a RAID0 configuration I have to install
>>>> Vista
>>>> again. Right? Is there a way to use the existing Vista setup without
>>>> reinstallation?
>>>> Another question is: Does Vista setup recognize my RAID0 setup during
>>>> installation if I make the necessarry adjustments in the motherboard
>>>> BIOS?
>>>> Do I need a third party driver before proceeding with Vista
>>>> installation?
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Sumer Yamaner
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
> I prefer to install two internal drives and rely on plug in drives for
> back-up/expansion. Raid is of mixed blessing.
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> --
> Ian
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