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McGraw · 14-11-2005, 11:17

Thanks.

XP recognise the Raptor and 2xWD 200gbs that forms the array. It recognises the disks separately i.e. Windows Setup doesn't see the array.

At this point I'm not interested in the array, I just want to get Windows x64 or XP onto my Raptor.

I can delete and create partitions on the Raptor in XP setup but when I try and install Windows it refuses to recognise the partition as a valid Windows XP partition.

I am hoping a fixboot and fixmbr from the recovery console will get me back in action. Do you think it will?

I have also downloaded the WD tools onto floppy to see if that can help.

On a side note, will I be able to see the array again after I have reinstalled Windows?

I am so torn between keeping the array because everything seems so fast (although this could be my imagination) but I would like the saety of 2 single drives.

Any further thoughts?

Thanks.

14-11-2005, 11:17	#15
McGraw Inactive Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 993	Re: [Merged] RAID Array and XP questions Thanks. XP recognise the Raptor and 2xWD 200gbs that forms the array. It recognises the disks separately i.e. Windows Setup doesn't see the array. At this point I'm not interested in the array, I just want to get Windows x64 or XP onto my Raptor. I can delete and create partitions on the Raptor in XP setup but when I try and install Windows it refuses to recognise the partition as a valid Windows XP partition. I am hoping a fixboot and fixmbr from the recovery console will get me back in action. Do you think it will? I have also downloaded the WD tools onto floppy to see if that can help. On a side note, will I be able to see the array again after I have reinstalled Windows? I am so torn between keeping the array because everything seems so fast (although this could be my imagination) but I would like the saety of 2 single drives. Any further thoughts? Thanks.