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erebus14   05-11-2009 at 07:20:17 PM

Do you really need a floppy disc and drive to set up RAID 0? This is my first time doing it, and this is what I've been hearing (and from the FAQ).


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Bronze Storage badge r_manic   05-12-2009 at 06:17:21 AM
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It depends on what OS you're planning to use. The RAID FAQ was written mainly for Windows XP. Vista and 7 already have RAID drivers built-in.

Basically, if your OS asks you to insert a disk containing your RAID drivers, then we shouldn't disappoint it, right?

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vgdarkstar   05-12-2009 at 06:47:26 PM
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If your motherboard supports it, you can enable it right in the BIOS, and the answer to your question is no. If you want software RAID on the OS drive, what r_manic said.

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PsychoSaysDie   05-12-2009 at 08:26:01 PM
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Setting up a SCSI or Raid in XP is always a headache.

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Bronze Storage badge sub mesa   05-14-2009 at 10:20:14 AM
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Only if you use Windows XP or lower. Vista and Windows 7 can load drivers from USB/CD/DVD and Linux doesn't need drivers since they have kernel-level support already with many metaformats supported.

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