I have a few questions concerning a RAID setup on the Intel ICH9R chipset pertaining to two different mobos. OS will be WinXP Pro SP2 32 bit in both systems. The mobos in question are:
Gigabyte X38 DQ6 and Abit IP35 Pro
For both mobos:
1) Is it possible to do the Intel Matrix RAID setup using USB thumb drive instead of floppy?
2) Is it possible to setup a second RAID array on the same ICH9R chipset a few weeks after installing WinXP? If not, is it possible to create two separate RAID-0 arrays during OS install using 4 drives, all on the ICH9R chipset? I plan to use 2x 80gb drives partitioned to 40gb for OS and apps and the rest for storage, and then 2x 250gb drives as one large volume for more storage.
The Giga mobo:
This mobo has its own onboard RAID ports, which use their own RAID drivers. My question is:
1) Will it be possible to add my two 250gb drives to these ports and RAID-0 them weeks after install OS? If not will I be able to install a RAID array on these ports at the same time of OS install along with the 2x 80gb RAID on Intel array?
Thanks -Jim
Gigabyte X38 DQ6 and Abit IP35 Pro
For both mobos:
1) Is it possible to do the Intel Matrix RAID setup using USB thumb drive instead of floppy?
2) Is it possible to setup a second RAID array on the same ICH9R chipset a few weeks after installing WinXP? If not, is it possible to create two separate RAID-0 arrays during OS install using 4 drives, all on the ICH9R chipset? I plan to use 2x 80gb drives partitioned to 40gb for OS and apps and the rest for storage, and then 2x 250gb drives as one large volume for more storage.
The Giga mobo:
This mobo has its own onboard RAID ports, which use their own RAID drivers. My question is:
1) Will it be possible to add my two 250gb drives to these ports and RAID-0 them weeks after install OS? If not will I be able to install a RAID array on these ports at the same time of OS install along with the 2x 80gb RAID on Intel array?
Thanks -Jim