Sounds like it would be easier to Map a network drive using the letter D:\ designation.  I've done this on my laptop before and everything worked well. For some reason I'm having problems with my new system mapping a network drive though.  Does this have anything to do with the RAID 0 configuration?

Are there any disadvantages to mapping a network drive rather than performing a complete repartitioning of the RAID  0 array ?

Thanks again !

You would need to repartition the RAID array into two drives, then reformat and reinstall the operating system.

I wasn't aware of the risks of running a RAID 0 array. Please let me know what they are. 

 As you've probably guessed I didn't know much about Raid 0 setups when I ordered this new system.  I was hoping there was an easy way to setup a D partition on one of the drives without affecting the data stored on both.  Sigh....

Your idea of having an external backup drive sounds like a good idea. 

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My system didn't come with any operating system discs. Can I repartition the RAID 0 configuration into two drives without loosing the pre-installed operating system and program files? 

If this isn't possible  maybe I should return the system and reorder another with two separate drives without RAID. 

Please let me know if there are any other options.

Thanks again...

"like i said earlier how radi 0 splits the data up between the harddrives, if onw of you HDs fails or get currupted all you data would be gone, and the data left on the good drive would be unreadable "

Ughhh...  sounds like I should have ordered the system with a Raid1 array instead.  When I was ordering there wasn't an option just to select a 2nd drive HD as a separate non RAID drive configuration.

thanks for letting me know... 

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like i said earlier how radi 0 splits the data up between the harddrives, if onw of you HDs fails or get currupted all you data would be gone, and the data left on the good drive would be unreadable

you cant, the onlly way to do that would be to remove you HDs from raid, because in raid0 you might already know this the data gets split in half one chunk goes to one drive and the other chunk goes to the other. If you were to take it out of raid for a C and D drive you would have to re-install your entire OS on one drive and use the other drive or you can jus tadd anothe HD for the D drive

If you can use a network drive, other than it being slower, it should work fine.

You could also add another hard drive to the system, either internal or external - in fact, adding a large external drive to do a backup of the system would be a good idea, given the inherent risks of a RAID0 array.

In theory at least, RAID0 is faster than single drives or RAID 1. On the desktop, it makes little difference, particularly in light of the doubled chance of data loss.

You should be able to prepare a Windows CD from your current installation. Then make a second disc with the drivers on it.

You WILL need an internal floppy drive to reinstall Windows manually, however.

there is also somthing called raid 0+1 wich needs 4 harddrives but it offers the speed of raid 0 and the protection of raid 1

Raid 0+1 sounds like the best of both worlds, except for the need to purchase and install 2 more hard drives. I'll check and see if my new system has two more drive bays available.  

Question:  Would it be any easier to convert my RAID 0 array to RAID 1 or would this be just as much trouble as removing RAID altogether and setting them up as two separate hard drives?

Appreciate your help - thanks again !

raid on ewould srill read as one HD, and raid 0+1 would still read as 1 harddrive, You could et 2 more HDs and set up 2 raid 1s but that would only happen if you mobo supports to radi arrays