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"Jason Ash" wrote:
> jimbo121 <UseLinkToEmail@HardwareForumz.com> waxed eloquent in
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> news:41a375c6$1_1@alt.athenanews.com:
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> > "Jason Ash" wrote:
> > > jimbo121 <UseLinkToEmail@HardwareForumz.com>
> waxed eloquent in
> > >
> > > news:419d0a5a$1_1@alt.athenanews.com:
> > >
> > > > Hello
> > > >
> > > > I have a Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro 2 motherboard
> and would like
> > > to set up
> > > > the Gigaraid function using 2 Maxtor 40 gig
> ata/133 drives.
> > > One has xp
> > > > newly installed the other is brand new.
> > > >
> > > > I’ve recently read the Gigaraid Function
> manual but still
> > > not sure how
> > > > to do this properly.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone direct me to a step by step guide
> or something
> > > similar.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > >
> > > Are you planning to do RAID-1, or RAID-0? If
> RAID-0, you're
> > > going to
> > > be re-installing XP. If RAID-1, you may be able to
> avoid
> > > re-loading the
> > > OS.
> >
> > Thanks for replying.
> >
> > I was intending on setting up raid O, as I understand it it
> improves
> > performance. However I’d rather not have to reinstall xp so
> i’d be
> > happy to go for raid 1. If i understad this correctly it
> offers me
> > some protection in the event of a HDD failure.
> >
> > Do you know how I set this up. The Gigaraid Function Manual
> is so
> > confusing to me, as I dont Know very much about computers.
> >
> > Any help would be brill.
> >
>
> You understanding of the two types of RAID are correct.
> However,
> interestingly enough, I have seen some articles on the web
> that indicate
> for the average home user, there is little, if any, benefit
> from RAID-0
> that could not be equaled by a single drive of equal capacity
> to the two
> drives in the RAID array.
> This isn't to say that RAID-0 is not faster, but it depends
> entirely on
> what you are doing. RAID-1 does provide data redundancy, in
> that
> everything on one drive is mirrored on the second. If one
> drive fails,
> most systems will use the second drive. Once you replace the
> failed drive,
> you rebuild the array, and keep chugging along. RAID-0, if
> you lose a
> drive, you lose ALL the data on the array.
>
> Setting up a RAID array isn't too hard.
> Make sure you have the RAID controller enabled in the BIOS.
> Connect the two drives you are going to be using to the two
> RAID ports
> After the system BIOS goes by, you'll have the option to enter
> the RAID
> BIOS
> Once in the RAID BIOS, use option 1 [Auto Configure] and
> choose Mirror
> After the Array is setup, you will then need to rebuild the
> array. This
> will duplicate one drive to the other, and make it ready to
> go.
>
> A few words of warning though.
> 1. Make sure when you choose to rebuild the array, you pick
> the correct
> drive to mirror *FROM* or you will overwrite your WinXP with a
> blank drive.
> Which would be bad.
> 2. It's distinctly possible that after doing this, you may
> get a BSOD from
> Windows, indicating an "invalid boot device." XP does not
> have a built-in
> driver for the ITE controller, *AND* the boot.ini file will
> not be pointing
> to the correct place. Part of the reason for this is that the
> RAID
> controller is seen as a SCSI device. So even doing a RAID-1
> array, you may
> (likely will I think) have to re-install XP anyway.
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I managed to setup a mirrored array following your instructions.
Thanks very much for the help and advice.
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