RAI configuration

Question

My computer has one harddrive on it. I want to add one more haddrive and setup with RAID level 1. But I want to know after I did setup, my computer will has 2 OS (Window XP) on its OR just ONLY ONE harddrive (C:)  has Windows XP on it?? Thanks

ejn63 · Answer

The RAID controller will exactly mirror the first drive to the second.

vbn · Answer

Thank ejn63,

That means my computer will has 2 OS ( windows XP) on 2 harddrive, right? And If I install some others program such as Microsoft Office, Adobe photoshop...These programs will also have on 2 harddrives?

Thanks

TomXPS · Answer

Assuming you have a system that supports RAID, after migrating your system to RAID 1 the two physical drive look like one Logical drive to your system. So when you install something it physically copied to both drives. But when you look at the drives in the Disk Manager it will show only one disk. But if one fails you keep going, and can re-build the array after replacing the disk, nothing will be lost.

vbn · Answer

Thanks TomXPS, One more issue please,  when one haddrive failed and I replace it...What's next? Windows will copy from old to new OR we have to setup RAID configuration from beginning (in this case all Data will lost)?

vbn · Answer

That means how computer process after one haddrive failed has been replaced.

TomXPS · Answer

If yoiu get a failure you will get notified with a Notification ICON of RAID failure.

Install a new disk drive
Restart computer.
In the controll panel open Intel Application Accelerator located in control panel
Open up raid configuration right click on new disk and select re-build.

vbn · Answer

Great! Thank you so much

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