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p92012@rainbow.cs.unipi.gr (Dimitris) wrote in
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> mailman <johndoe@lost.net> wrote in message
> news:<Xns94CDAF0047EF1johndoelostnet@216.168.3.44>...
>> This MB was originally set up using only the pri and sec IDE
>> channels. PriM 80gb HD, PriS 80gb HD, SecM CDRW and SecS iomega zip
>> 250. I now want to add a DVD player.
>> What would be the easiest way to configure all hardware?
>> Put both HD on a raid and use the CD,DVD and zip on the IDE
>> channels? Would this require a reinstallation of w2k since
>> the raid drivers were never loaded in setup?
>>
>> TIA
>> mailman
> If you put the hard drives to Raid channel you will have to
> reformat,and reinstall. Unless you use the raid slots as normal ATA
> slots(option in bios). In this case, you will setup dvd rom as primary
> master setup the boot sequence to start from raid. This way you wont
> have to reinstall until you decide to add a hard disk to the primary
> channel.
>
> However if you have decided to format then put one hard disk at first
> raid slot as master, the second hard disk to the other raid slot again
> as master(this setup maximizes perfomance in raid stripping mode). Put
> the DVD player as primary master. Copy the raid drivers from your
> mobo's cd to a floppy disk choose from bios the raid mode, reboot
> enter the raid utility, define the 2disk array(it will erase
> everything on your hard disks) and start winxp or win2k setup.
>
> My opinion is to put the dvd rom in raid slot(set the slot to ATA from
> bios). This way you wont need reinstall for sure.
>
Thanx for the help and advice, I always assumed that you could only
attach HD to the RAID slot.
Since I just put this system together in Jan of this year I see no reason
to do a reinstall just to add a DVD player. Will go with your opinion
and let you know if I have any problems.
TIA
mailman