RAID 1 after first drive Installation

MB P5DWH; Vista Ultimate; Hitachi DeskStar 300 GB.

ANyone knows if its posible to "raid 2" on an Intel motherboard after clean
installof Vistal Ultimate?

I mean "RAID 1" after first drive install.

"newbie" wrote:

> MB P5DWH; Vista Ultimate; Hitachi DeskStar 300 GB.
>
> ANyone knows if its posible to "raid 2" on an Intel motherboard after clean
> installof Vistal Ultimate?

If your mobo supports raid
Read the mobo manual, available from Asus if you dont have it

"newbie" <newbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I mean "RAID 1" after first drive install.
>
> "newbie" wrote:
>
>> MB P5DWH; Vista Ultimate; Hitachi DeskStar 300 GB.
>>
>> ANyone knows if its posible to "raid 2" on an Intel motherboard after
>> clean
>> installof Vistal Ultimate?

mobo supports RAID - standard instruction is to install and RAID drives
before OS install.

"DL" wrote:

> If your mobo supports raid
> Read the mobo manual, available from Asus if you dont have it
>
> "newbie" <newbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F742DE62-ED53-4135-92B9-0FC5B73A30C5@microsoft.com...
> >I mean "RAID 1" after first drive install.
> >
> > "newbie" wrote:
> >
> >> MB P5DWH; Vista Ultimate; Hitachi DeskStar 300 GB.
> >>
> >> ANyone knows if its posible to "raid 2" on an Intel motherboard after
> >> clean
> >> installof Vistal Ultimate?
>
>
>

with a mirror drive you can "usually" instal the second drive, correctly
amend any bios settings then reboot & enter the raid config utility to build
the array (this only applies to a mirror array)
NB I've not checked your mobo manual but on some, certain sata connectors
have to be used, I assume also that your raid controler is by default
supported in Vista & you dont have to use the F6 option to install third
party (raid controler) drivers in either a clean or repair instalation.


"newbie" <newbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> mobo supports RAID - standard instruction is to install and RAID drives
> before OS install.
>
> "DL" wrote:
>
>> If your mobo supports raid
>> Read the mobo manual, available from Asus if you dont have it
>>
>> "newbie" <newbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F742DE62-ED53-4135-92B9-0FC5B73A30C5@microsoft.com...
>> >I mean "RAID 1" after first drive install.
>> >
>> > "newbie" wrote:
>> >
>> >> MB P5DWH; Vista Ultimate; Hitachi DeskStar 300 GB.
>> >>
>> >> ANyone knows if its posible to "raid 2" on an Intel motherboard after
>> >> clean
>> >> installof Vistal Ultimate?
>>
>>
>>

Why RAID is (usually) a Terrible Idea
http://www.pugetsystems.com/articles?&id=29

RAID Explained
http://www.pugetsystems.com/articles.php?id=24


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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"newbie" <newbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9187C924-D1FA-4979-A582-630EC17DA144@microsoft.com...
MB P5DWH; Vista Ultimate; Hitachi DeskStar 300 GB.

ANyone knows if its posible to "raid 2" on an Intel motherboard after clean
installof Vistal Ultimate?

I agree with regard the ref to a decent external raid controler

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgamil.com> wrote in message
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> Why RAID is (usually) a Terrible Idea
> http://www.pugetsystems.com/articles?&id=29
>
> RAID Explained
> http://www.pugetsystems.com/articles.php?id=24
>
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience -
> Windows Vista Enthusiast
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "newbie" <newbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9187C924-D1FA-4979-A582-630EC17DA144@microsoft.com...
> MB P5DWH; Vista Ultimate; Hitachi DeskStar 300 GB.
>
> ANyone knows if its posible to "raid 2" on an Intel motherboard after
> clean
> installof Vistal Ultimate?