Puma
02-16-2007, 06:59 PM
Dual WD Raptors in RAID 0 is currently home to my XP installation. I also have a WD 320GB and 500GB drive. Right now I have Vista installed on the 320GB, but I can't dual boot and here's why (I think):
My Raptors use an "Intel 82801ER SATA RAID Controller" but my 320GB and 500GB use a "Silicon Image SiI 3112 SATARaid Controller". I think this is because my motherboard only has 2 SATA ports per physical controller. In BIOS, changing from OnBoard to OnChip SATA and vice versa determines whether XP or Vista boots. I can, however, access all the drives from both XP and Vista.
Is it possible to dual boot with these drives on separate controllers, or will I have to do something like install XP and Vista on the same physical drive? I suppose I would like to utilize the speed of my Raptors for both OS and game installations but they are only 74GB combined...
My Raptors use an "Intel 82801ER SATA RAID Controller" but my 320GB and 500GB use a "Silicon Image SiI 3112 SATARaid Controller". I think this is because my motherboard only has 2 SATA ports per physical controller. In BIOS, changing from OnBoard to OnChip SATA and vice versa determines whether XP or Vista boots. I can, however, access all the drives from both XP and Vista.
Is it possible to dual boot with these drives on separate controllers, or will I have to do something like install XP and Vista on the same physical drive? I suppose I would like to utilize the speed of my Raptors for both OS and game installations but they are only 74GB combined...