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01-18-2008, 01:23 AM
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| Council Member  Join Date: May 2005 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 1,214
    |  Trying to install XP with two new SATA drives I am trying to install XP. I have two brand new 500 GB SATA Seagate hard drives hooked up to my motherboard. I also want to run RAID. But, for some reason during the setup it keeps saying that it cannot detect any hard drives even I went into my BIOS and can see that the motherboard is detecting atleast of the hard drives. Do I need to install the drivers for my motherboard and/or the hard drives before running the xp setup?? Also which is better to run for RAID. Mirroring or striping and why?? -- San Fernando Valley's where it's at | |||||||||||||||||||||
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01-18-2008, 01:28 PM
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| You can't compare mirroring and striping on terms of which is better to run for RAID, they are both completely different. Stripe if you want performance, mirror if you want a backup. Or, do what my roommate did...Get 4 hard drives, use 2 for striping and 2 for raid  Check your mobo and make sure it supports 3gbps. If it doesn't, change the jumper to 1.5 so you don't fry the thing! | |
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01-18-2008, 02:37 PM
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| I am always comfortable with getting a new comp that already has whatever DOS is installed. The latest I have XP - home edition. Since Windows Vista is available, I would not ever load that into my comp. I don't think it is necessary. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Psalm 119:105 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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