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RAID 0 without formatting?

Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by Scythy, Jul 27, 2004.

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  1. Scythy Newcomer, in training

    I just installed a second Western Digital 250GB HD. I hooked them both into my new RAID card thing.

    To my suprize, it wanted to format both of them for the RAID to work! :dead:

    Is there a way to get a RAID 0 going without formatting?

    I reeeally don't want to lose 80GB of anime and 90GB of program files :(
    Scythy, Jul 27, 2004
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  2. Didou Bowtie extraordinair!

    Intel has a software (Intel Application Accelerator) that allows you to setup your RAID array from Windows & it then "re-spreads" the data accross both HDDs.

    In other cases you have to format the drives.
    Didou, Jul 28, 2004
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  3. BrownPaper Newcomer, in training

    If you don't want to lose those files, why do you want to run RAID 0? You are increasing your chances of losing those files if one of your hard drives get messed up if you run RAID 0.
    BrownPaper, Jul 28, 2004
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  4. Scythy Newcomer, in training

    Well.. I never had a HD fail on me. In the 11 years I've been using computers.

    Thanks Didou I'll look into that.
    Scythy, Jul 31, 2004
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  5. Didou Bowtie extraordinair!

    Taken from -> Intel i875 article @ Anandtech.com

    Didou, Jul 31, 2004
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