[K12OSN] creating raid1 array after OS is installed

[Krsnendu dasa]

My Via onboard Raid allows it.
In bios choose create array. Choose which disk is source and which is
mirror then run create array.
It takes about half an hour (?) for a 120 MB sata drive.
Not sure how adaptec works, but thought this might help.

Regards,
Krsnendu dasa

On 20/01/07, Barry Cisna <brcisna at eazylivin.net> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
>    Is it possible?
>    This is kind of off topic, but am guessing someone here has given this
> a shot , maybe.
> I stupidly built a server 2 years ago without enabling the onboard Adapetc
> raid,with intentions of trying the built in software raid on Windows 2003
> server. I never got around to setting up the software raid in Windows 2003
> logical disk manager. duhhh!!..Now I rebooted this server a few days ago
> and I am getting smart drive status errors at bios level. This box has two
> sata 320g Hd,s. The OS is installed on the one drive. The second drive is
> blank. Can i create a raid1 array and make it bootable? Will this hose the
> boot sector of the hard drive? ive read through the manual and then called
> the mobo company. the first time the gentleman told me this is not
> possible. I called the next day inquiring about more questions,and this
> gentleman told me it is possible?
> I've never tried this scenario.The server still boots fine with the smart
> drive errors but the Windows logical disk manager does not "see" the drive
> to be able to go through the software raid process:(.
> I would prefer to do the Adaptec raid (1).
> Anyone have any ideas on this?
> Thanks,
>
> Barry Cisna
> westcentral school
>
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