Ok so I have two computers...my old(ish) one and the new one i recently built (see sig). Both are having problems and I just bought a router and wireless PC card to set up a wireless network for these two rigs and a laptop.
I just need a new modem and then i can set it all up. The old computer has a 20GB hard drive, so thats not too much of a hassle to back up, the new computer has 72GB of 'fast storage' from my two WD360s in raid0 that i have windows and all my programs etc. on, and then a separate 120GB Maxtor that i keep movies, music, pictures, documents etc.
Both desktops are on the same desk, so right next to each other, and are connected via ethernet cable, i was wondering if i could just put all of the data from the old computer, and the data from the raid0 in the new computer onto this 120GB Maxtor drive, then format both computers (somehow leaving the 120GB drive alone) and installing windows back onto my raid0 setup on this computer, then just redistribute all the data from the 120GB drive again over the wireless network.
Could i save alot of work like that or if i formatted and re-installed windows on my raid0 would the data on the 120GB be lost?
I've never had a raid setup before, or more than one harddrive in a computer before so i have no clue..thanks in advance
I just need a new modem and then i can set it all up. The old computer has a 20GB hard drive, so thats not too much of a hassle to back up, the new computer has 72GB of 'fast storage' from my two WD360s in raid0 that i have windows and all my programs etc. on, and then a separate 120GB Maxtor that i keep movies, music, pictures, documents etc.
Both desktops are on the same desk, so right next to each other, and are connected via ethernet cable, i was wondering if i could just put all of the data from the old computer, and the data from the raid0 in the new computer onto this 120GB Maxtor drive, then format both computers (somehow leaving the 120GB drive alone) and installing windows back onto my raid0 setup on this computer, then just redistribute all the data from the 120GB drive again over the wireless network.
Could i save alot of work like that or if i formatted and re-installed windows on my raid0 would the data on the 120GB be lost?
I've never had a raid setup before, or more than one harddrive in a computer before so i have no clue..thanks in advance