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Old 01-30-2008, 11:21 PM   #1
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Boom setting up raid 0 with vista x64

hello all.
i want to set up a raid 0 array on my new home built comp.
i have 2 identical seagates (for raid 0)
and a 250 gb for storage.
right now i have xp on one HD, and vista x64 on the other
how can i set up raid 0 ( i will do fresh install) using vista 64 bit edition
my mobo is an asus m3a32
someone plz help.
i need a raid driver on a flash drive or something???
please help
any info would help
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Old 01-31-2008, 08:47 AM   #2
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When setting up a RAID 0 array you have to start with two blank hard drives. If you have anything on those hard drives you want to keep, transfer them off the drives.

Running RAID 0 is risky...if one drive goes bad you lose all your data (so frequent backups are mandatory).

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