I built a Win XP system for a friend (my first build!) about 6 years ago and now since XP is going EOL he wants to upgrade to Win 7 or 8.1 (if the hardware will support 8.1). When building it I set up a RAID 1 array since he wanted mirrored data backup. That was and still is the only time I have set up a RAID array
I can't remember all the steps I used back then but I do know I installed the RAID drivers when doing the Windows XP install (using the floppy disc method) and then I think i configured the RAID 1 array in the MB BIOS.
I would like some advice on how to go about deleting the current RAID array (in the BIOS?), formatting both HDDs and then setting up a new RAID 1 array when I clean install the new OS. I know that I will be formatting and partitioning one of the two HDDs using the new OS disc but have no clue how the second hard drive gets formatted and partitioned so that all the data on it is removed and it is ready to be used in the new RAID array. Will the Win 7 install disc install RAID drivers for me?
I hope my questions are clear and I would appreciate any responses.
I can't remember all the steps I used back then but I do know I installed the RAID drivers when doing the Windows XP install (using the floppy disc method) and then I think i configured the RAID 1 array in the MB BIOS.
I would like some advice on how to go about deleting the current RAID array (in the BIOS?), formatting both HDDs and then setting up a new RAID 1 array when I clean install the new OS. I know that I will be formatting and partitioning one of the two HDDs using the new OS disc but have no clue how the second hard drive gets formatted and partitioned so that all the data on it is removed and it is ready to be used in the new RAID array. Will the Win 7 install disc install RAID drivers for me?
I hope my questions are clear and I would appreciate any responses.