Is it possible to enable software raid 1 on windows xp system. In order to get levels 1 and 5 some modified files have to be installed. Make sure that both disk 0 and disk 1 are selected in the next dialog and click ok. Array type you will have many raid options to choose from. Raid 1 and raid 5 are widely used to solve the risk problem of server data. How to enable software raid mirroring in windows xp. Software raid 0, 1, 5 or jbod using windows xp pro sp3. You will want to do this because if a windows update or a software package updates. You should be in the menu of the raid controller 1. Managing your raid 1 array in windows xp keeping your data. A mirrored volume, also known as a raid1 volume, is a faulttolerant. This guide will only show you how to setup raid 1 mirror drive. Intel software raid1 data storage for xp 32 and 64bit. I am hoping to multi boot win 7 x86 x64 pro, xp x32 pro sp2, xp x64 pro.
Its a workstation, not a server, thus it does not support dataredundant levels of raid, ala raid 1 or raid 5. Partitioning raid1 160gb hdds opti960 xp pro dell community. Partitioning raid1 160gb hdds opti960 xp pro ive found a free partitioning software that works without any problem. Windows xp2003 and later versions has mechanism called dynamic disks. You are abstracted from the data duplication that is actually occurring behind the scenes. Software raid 1 windows xp professional christy blog. The xp oss and apps will be on one hdd, the win7 on another hdd,both as standalone disks, and data is stored on a seperate raid1mirrored array. List of all wd firmware and software available for download. But you can create mirrored drives only in 2003 server and xp pro. You could look for a cheap hardware card, or you can copy the data from the one hard drive to the other.
Build a software raid 1 on windows xp server fault. Software raid 1 windows xp professional enter software raid 1 windows xp professional the new windows windows 8. Now that xp pro is installed and updated to service pack 3, its time download some files and do a do some work from the recovery console. How do i create a mirrored volume in windows xp or windows 2000 pro you dont.
Ive been using windows xp pro with raid 5 as file server for movies for 6 months now and have had no problems at all. Windows xp pro supports raid0, raid1 and raid5 as well as spanning. In the computer management window, rightclick on either disk 0 or disk 1 and select convert to dynamic disk. Creating a mirror drive with xp professional raid 1.
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