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More info?)
Thanks, I'll check it out.
"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message
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> In article <g8mdneaSr_iGRT7cRVn-sg@comcast.com>, "John McCoy"
> <johnm160@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I am upgrading my system and plan on replacing my SCSI drives with SATA
>> but
>> will only do 1 drive in the beginning, later on I will add a second and
>> do a
>> RAID 1, will I have any trouble doing this?
>>
>> Thanks
>
> Download IAAR_Quick_Start.pdf from this directory:
>
> ftp://download.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa_raid/
>
> The section "Setting Up a RAID 0 System" is for when you
> have two disks and want to install the OS on the RAID.
>
> The section "Setting Up a ³RAID Ready² System" is for when you
> have one disk and want to migrate to RAID some day. Following
> this instruction avoids the "catch22" situation of not being
> able to install the RAID driver at a later date (because, to boot
> the non-RAID system, the RAID has to be disabled in the BIOS, and
> then when the OS is booted, the installer won't install unless the
> RAID was enabled in the BIOS, so you are screwed). In other words,
> if you are thinking of trying RAID in the future, it pays to be
> "RAID Ready".
>
> In both these procedures, the Intel ICH5 setup in the BIOS
> must have the RAID enabled for the two SATA interfaces.
> That will allow the RAID driver to be installed via F6
> when installing the OS.
>
> Not all RAID chips work this way, but my guess is, you
> are referring to the SATA RAID on the Southbridge of a
> P4P800/P4C800 family board.
>
> Paul
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