[SOLVED] 2 RAID 1 sets with asus p8z68-v pro

[yankyfan100]

Is it possible to configure 2 separate raid 1s on this motherboard? Right now I have a 2 drive raid 0 but I would like to replace that with a larger capacity raid 1 and still use the old drives somehow.

I've read the manual and searched but haven't been able to find anything. Any advice/recommendations are appreciated!

Thanks!

 

[USAFRet]

Why, and with what drives?

RAID of any type is rarely a good idea in the consumer space.

 

[yankyfan100]

Need redundant storage for photo editing.

The 2 older ones are OCZ Vertex 2 120 GB SATA II 2.5" Solid State Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G)

The 2 new ones are intel 545s 512gb

 

[USAFRet]

Need redundant storage for photo editing.

The 2 older ones are OCZ Vertex 2 120 GB SATA II 2.5" Solid State Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G)

The 2 new ones are intel 545s 512gb

You need backups, not "redundant storage".

RAID 1 is only beneficial for a physical drive fail.
It does nothing for accidental deletion, corruption, malware, or all the other ways data can be lost.


What other drives are in this system?
What is the OS on?

 

[yankyfan100]

I think we are diverging from the original question. I want to know if this will work on my motherboard.

I already have backups to cloud and external raid 10. I need a redundant raid while editing so I do not lose my lightroom catalog in case of a single drive failure.

Windows 10.
No other drives on system. This will be a fresh drive configuration on the PC.

 

[USAFRet]

Probably.
Starting at pg 4-18 in your user manual, select the 2 drives you want for the first array, and go through all the motions.
Repeat for the other pair.

If it fails, then that board won't let you do it.

https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1155/P8Z68-V_PRO/E6696_P8Z68-V_PRO.pdf

Of course, you'll have to do a full reinstall of the OS and everything else in this process.