Installing new HDD as RAID 0 while keeping the old drive untouched [Gigabyte moba]

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phsol101

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Hello everyone

I have Gigabyte ex58-ud5 rev1.0 moba with 1tb WD Black HDD, as my only drive.
It is set as non-RAID drive in bios

I want to install my new WD Re 2tb as RAID 0 drive, and use it as an additional drive for software and data.

So my question is:
How can I set up my new drive as a RAID 0 drive, while keeping the old one, with my OS and data, completely untouched, I really don't want to lose anytinhg on it.

I would appreciate some tips\guide on how to set it right, since it is the first time i'm messing with raid.

Thanks.
 
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SuperSoph_WD
Welcome to the TH Community, @phsol101!

@Calvin is right! You need at least two HDDs to set up a RAID configuration (preferably identical hard drives). Moreover, it's always strongly recommended to have a specific purpose for having such a storage configuration. I'd strongly recommend you become familiar with the RAID storage before you start messing with it. Besides needing at least two identical HDDs for a RAID array, you also need to know that RAID 0 has no redundancy or fault tolerance. When having setting up such an array, you need to have a regular backup (off-site) destination because if one of the drives fails, you will lose all the data stored on the RAID 0.

Another thing you need to do is backup all your data...
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Calvin7

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WD Re 2tb as RAID 0 drive
You need more than one drive to have a RAID array.

When creating a RAID array with different capacity drives, the drive size of the smaller drive will be used. For example, a RAID 0 array for a 1TB and 2TB drive would be 2TB.

You should choose the RAID or AHCI SATA configuration before installing the OS, otherwise you may need to make changes to the registry after the OS is installed.
Change SATA Modes After Windows Installation:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1227636/how-to-change-sata-modes-after-windows-installation
 
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Welcome to the TH Community, @phsol101!

@Calvin is right! You need at least two HDDs to set up a RAID configuration (preferably identical hard drives). Moreover, it's always strongly recommended to have a specific purpose for having such a storage configuration. I'd strongly recommend you become familiar with the RAID storage before you start messing with it. Besides needing at least two identical HDDs for a RAID array, you also need to know that RAID 0 has no redundancy or fault tolerance. When having setting up such an array, you need to have a regular backup (off-site) destination because if one of the drives fails, you will lose all the data stored on the RAID 0.

Another thing you need to do is backup all your data from the system somewhere off-site in order to avoid any potential data loss from the OS and Data drive (WD Black). Better br safe than sorry!

I'd advise you to consider setting up your WD Re drive as a secondary storage drive for your system and simply use it for massive data storage. Actually, if you have only the WD Black and the WD Re in your system, you have no other choice than using it as a secondary HDD. Once you connect the HDD properly inside your PC, go to Disk Management in Windows and Initialize the drive, then Partition & Format it. Afterwards, you should be able to access its full capacity through the Windows explorer (This PC/My Computer).

Let us know if you have more questions! Hope this was helpful.
SuperSoph_WD
 
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