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After installing second like HDD in existing VISTA 32-bit system, do I have to reinstall VISTA OS when setting up either RAID 0 or RAID 1..? Or could I be so lucky as to have any other option..?
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That's not a standard option since the logical drive must be created before data can be stored to it. There may be a little-known workaround, but chances are you're looking at a full reinstallation.
Sorry.
John
Since I have an Intel mobo I was able to download from Intel and install something called the "Intel Matrix Storage Manager". After enabling RAID in Bios and booting to the Vista desktop, I was able to run a utility called the "Intel Matrix Storage Console" and choose what RAID level I wanted to set up and off it went setting up a mirrored drive, RAID 1, I chose. Took about 2 hrs to mirror on my 320Gb.
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