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I am running Win2k server with two 40 gig harddrives. Is it possible to
implement Raid-1 while maintaining the data on the main drive, or would
implementing Raid-1 require formatting both drives and starting over?

Jordan

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You can implement software raid1 on the fly with the disk administrator
utility. With hardware raid you must build from scratch.

DaveL


"Jordan" <jordan@elisporch.com> wrote in message
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>I am running Win2k server with two 40 gig harddrives. Is it possible to
>implement Raid-1 while maintaining the data on the main drive, or would
>implementing Raid-1 require formatting both drives and starting over?
>
> Jordan
>
>

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I ended up using the hardware raid on the EP-8K3A (ctrl-h during bootup to
configure).
It allowed me to create a RAID-1 array, and copy the contents of the main
drive to the 2nd.
Everything worked perfectly.

Thanks,
Jordan

"DaveL" <dave1027@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> You can implement software raid1 on the fly with the disk administrator
> utility. With hardware raid you must build from scratch.
>
> DaveL
>
>
> "Jordan" <jordan@elisporch.com> wrote in message
> newspEVe.2299$Nw6.1346@bignews6.bellsouth.net...
>>I am running Win2k server with two 40 gig harddrives. Is it possible to
>>implement Raid-1 while maintaining the data on the main drive, or would
>>implementing Raid-1 require formatting both drives and starting over?
>>
>> Jordan
>>
>>
>

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"Jordan" <jordan@elisporch.com> wrote in message
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>I ended up using the hardware raid on the EP-8K3A (ctrl-h during bootup to
>configure).
> It allowed me to create a RAID-1 array, and copy the contents of the main
> drive to the 2nd.
> Everything worked perfectly.
>
> Thanks,
> Jordan
>
> "DaveL" <dave1027@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:wOKdnd2RoZ_htbreRVn-qw@comcast.com...
>> You can implement software raid1 on the fly with the disk administrator
>> utility. With hardware raid you must build from scratch.
>>
>> DaveL
>>
>>
>> "Jordan" <jordan@elisporch.com> wrote in message
>> newspEVe.2299$Nw6.1346@bignews6.bellsouth.net...
>>>I am running Win2k server with two 40 gig harddrives. Is it possible to
>>>implement Raid-1 while maintaining the data on the main drive, or would
>>>implementing Raid-1 require formatting both drives and starting over?
>>>
>>> Jordan
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

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Well slap my face! I'm sorry about the misinformation. I actually work in
the business and usually deal with scsi raid5 arrays. Normal when you
create an array it blows away anything on any of the drives. These newer
ide raid controllers do have the "Duplication" mode of raid1 creation.

DaveL


"Jordan" <jordan@elisporch.com> wrote in message
news:h6ZVe.8356$XZ1.1971@bignews5.bellsouth.net...
>I ended up using the hardware raid on the EP-8K3A (ctrl-h during bootup to
>configure).
> It allowed me to create a RAID-1 array, and copy the contents of the main
> drive to the 2nd.
> Everything worked perfectly.
>
> Thanks,
> Jordan
>
> "DaveL" <dave1027@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:wOKdnd2RoZ_htbreRVn-qw@comcast.com...
>> You can implement software raid1 on the fly with the disk administrator
>> utility. With hardware raid you must build from scratch.
>>
>> DaveL
>>
>>
>> "Jordan" <jordan@elisporch.com> wrote in message
>> newspEVe.2299$Nw6.1346@bignews6.bellsouth.net...
>>>I am running Win2k server with two 40 gig harddrives. Is it possible to
>>>implement Raid-1 while maintaining the data on the main drive, or would
>>>implementing Raid-1 require formatting both drives and starting over?
>>>
>>> Jordan
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>