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XPS 420 Vista Raid
Hello, Johnyik here: Have XPS 420 Vista Ultimate Multimedia box with raid 1, two 750 GB drives, of which, one is failing. My instinct is to upgrade/replace them with 1 TB drives but how is this done with existing Intel software, ie. can I add a single 1TB drive, copy it, then add a second and repeat procedure without add-ons?
Many thanks!
Johnyik
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January 16th, 2016 05:00
Unfortunately, no -- if you do that, you'll end up with two 750 G drives again (a mirrored pair array can only be as large as the smaller drive).
You'll need to use a cloning utility such as TrueImage or simlar to make an image to an external drive, build the new array and then restore the image.
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January 17th, 2016 15:00
Makes sense, and many thanks. Have a follow up question: Do you believe 1 TB drives in place of the 750's without imaging would slow its performance? I ask because the high end 750 drives are harder to find and costly. Regards, Johnyik