Build RAID 1 array from full HD?

CFster · Jun 24, 2007

I'm looking to build a file server on an ABIT NF7-S by starting out with one SATA drive. I'll start filling it up and add another drive later. Can I build a RAID 1 array without losing the data on the first drive?

Automata · Jun 24, 2007

CFster said:
I'm looking to build a file server on an ABIT NF7-S by starting out with one SATA drive. I'll start filling it up and add another drive later. Can I build a RAID 1 array without losing the data on the first drive?

Yes, very easily. When you add the second HDD, go into your raid utility (directly after POST) and tell it to mirror them. It will take an hour or two to move the data over.

Airbornederekc · Jun 25, 2007

If the OS drive is the one you want to mirror you will need to reload the OS because the OS will not know to boot from raid controller. right now its booting from somewhere else.

tuskenraider · Jun 25, 2007

Airbornederekc said:
If the OS drive is the one you want to mirror you will need to reload the OS because the OS will not know to boot from raid controller. right now its booting from somewhere else.

He should be able to enable the RAID controller first with the current single drive, let Windows find the new hardware, then install the drivers. Once you create the RAID array, you just set the boot order in the BIOS and Windows should be happy to boot.

DaBigJ · Jun 25, 2007

tuskenraider said:
He should be able to enable the RAID controller first with the current single drive, let Windows find the new hardware, then install the drivers. Once you create the RAID array, you just set the boot order in the BIOS and Windows should be happy to boot.

Yeah, it should work if you do it this way. If you want to double check, you can google something like "moving windows different ide controller".

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