See how to tap windowsxp for sophisticated raid functions with only a. Raid recovery for windows free download and software. I read that xp wont recognize raid1 but will recognize raid0. Some software requires a valid warranty, current hewlett packard enterprise support contract, or a license fee. Windows xp pro supports raid 0, raid 1 and raid 5 as well as spanning. In order to use a redundant array of independent disks raid configuration. While windows server can handle software raid 5 for a data array, it cant do raid 5 for the array holding the system files. This provides the performance benefits of raid 0 and the redundancy of raid 1. Raid 1 and raid 5 are widely used to solve the risk problem of server data storage. How to set up software raid 0 for windows and linux pc gamer. Make sure that all your hard drives are properly hooked up and secured into your computer. Ive searched on the net, and ive been unable to find any information about it.
Note, if raid 1 or 5 is chosen there will need to be some modified files installed. For windows xp, i was providing the sataraid drivers via the f6 option during install while for windows vista, there was no need to do that as it is recognising the nvidia array natively. Raid driver is required for installing windows xp on a. Aomei backupper is the professional raid array clone software which can do both sectorbysector and filebyfile disk clone. If the drives you want to use for your raid array are already formatted or in use, youre going to need to wipe the drives clean before setting them up for raid. Dec 27, 2009 while windows server can handle software raid 5 for a data array, it cant do raid 5 for the array holding the system files. There is a wide choice of hard drives from established players such as hitachi, maxtor, seagate and western digital.
Windows xp professional is only capable of creating raid 0 striped arrays, while the various windows server operating systems can also create software raid 1 mirror arrays. Can windows 7 be installed on a raid0 array dualboot with xp. Build a software raid 1 on windows xp server fault. When you manually install windows on the raid, it is necessary to load the drivers during the installation. You are abstracted from the data duplication that is. Press the esc key to exit the bios setup utility and reboot the workstation using the windows xp installation media. Nov 03, 2009 somewhere in the loop is a jmicron jmb36x raid controller synchronizing the array doesnt affect whther or not xp sees the array as a writable media. The only type of software raid you can install windows on is raid 1, but xp doesnt do raid 1. I just got a simple ide raid controller card for sertting up a raid0 for my video editing computer. Software raid is raid handled by drivers in the os. Windows xp will not detect any drivers on a usb stick or cdrom disc at this stage of the installation, and thus it will be impossible to get your raid array working or even in some cases get windows to detect any drives attached to the four sata ports that are controlled by the silicon image sata raid controller. Nov 05, 2019 raid 1 and raid 5 are widely used to solve the risk problem of server data storage.
So far, the 2 raptors were going in a raid1 array and both windows system were built in this array. Jan 09, 2019 windows 2000 and windows xp have the ability to create raid volumes between multiple hard drives within software. You must run the operating system from a separate partition. This can be done by looking at my article describing the different types of raid that are available in windows xp pro. Raid tutorial installing windows on the raid drive.
For the purpose of this section of the guide we installed two blank 17gb hard drives on a test system. Im a little confused regarding the windows xp sp2 disk drive size limit 2tb per physical disk and raid arrays. Once this finishes and it will take a good while on large drives, the raid 1 array is setup and ready to go. If you plan to install windows xp on your new array, you will need a floppy disk with your raid adapters windows drivers, and a. Windows 10 has made it simple to set up raid by building on the good work of windows 8 and storage spaces, a software application built into windows that. This is because windows setup does not have the ability to create a software raid at install time.
Windows xp home or professional or windows 2003 server. By downloading, you agree to the terms and conditions of the hewlett packard enterprise software license agreement. You will be able to copy the files and folders over to another disk. During a manual installation of windows xp, the drivers need to be. If you plan to install windows xp on your new array, you will need a floppy disk with your raid adapters windows drivers, and a floppy drive to read itwindows. Managing your raid 1 array in windows xp keeping your. If you plan to install windows xp on your new array, you will need a floppy disk with your raid adapters windows drivers, and a floppy drive to read it windows.
My os is on a seperate hd apart from the raid array. Basically by default raid5 and mirrored volumes are not an option in windows. To create a software raid 5, we need at least three hard drives of the same capacity, apart from the os drive. Windows xp has a feature where it protects sensitive system files.
Instead they use spanned, striped, and mirrored as the options for creating software raids. Raid5, although one of the options, isnt actually available in windows 7 due to licensing issues. The thing is, microsoft doesnt call it raid in windows 8, opting for storage spaces and storage. Managing your raid 1 array in windows xp keeping your data. Hello everyone, i purchased a x58 3x sli motherboard a short time ago and i wanted to setup raid 0 on my 2x 1tb western digital hdds, however the only full version of windows i have is windows xp homepro. In windows they dont call their raid options by the traditional 0, 1, 5, 10 etc. During a manual installation of windows xp, the drivers need to be available on a floppy drive. Mar 30, 2018 windows 10 has made it simple to set up raid by building on the good work of windows 8 and storage spaces, a software application built into windows that takes care of configuring raid drives for you. When both of these have been created, select the software partition as that into which windows is to be installed. Software raid in windows xp is called dynamic disks it will give you what you want, but you are craazy to use it. Configuring bootable nvidia raid array for a windows xp 32bit.
Raid 10 uses four hard disk drives to create a combination of raid levels 0 and 1. For raid 1 recovery, youll need software just like when recovering raid 0. How to recover a windows xp pro software raid0 partition. Jul 14, 2008 once this finishes and it will take a good while on large drives, the raid 1 array is setup and ready to go. Feb 19, 20 hp proliant array configuration utility for windows 64bit. Were going to create separate software and data partitions. Converting raid 1 configuration to 1 normal hard drive with windows xp professional jump to solution after i remove the raid 1 configuration and restore the system to a regular 1 hard drive configuration, i plan to remove the second hard drive from the computerthe one i plan to remove is the one attached to sata 2 on the mother board.
Aug 14, 2005 i recently installed windows xp on a system with two hard drives, intending to use the drives as mirrors. I then found out, much to my surprise, that mirroring is not enabled in windows xp, not even in the socalled professional. This guide will only show you how to setup raid 1 mirror drive. The system reboots and continues with the installation of windows xp. Windows 95, 98, me, nt, 2000, xp, 2003, vista, 2008, windows 7, windows 8, windows 10. But you can create mirrored drives only in 2003 server and xp pro. Intel software raid1 data storage for xp 32 and 64bit. Array type you will have many raid options to choose from. Mar 26, 2015 creating a software raid 0 array on windows is really easy, and relatively painless. In order to use a redundant array of independent disks raid configuration with windows, specific drivers can be needed. If you want to boot to raid 5, youll want to stick with your intel raid or use a raid card. Windows 10 has made it simple to set up raid by building on the good work of windows 8 and storage spaces, a software application built into windows that takes care of configuring raid drives for you. This makes installing windows to a raid array or any of the drives on.
Its fully compatible with all levels of raid array and it also runs properly under all types of windows operating system, such as, windows xp788. You are abstracted from the data duplication that is actually occurring behind the scenes. You must be logged on as an administrator or be a member of the administrators group in order setup software raid under windows. The xp oss and apps will be on one hdd, the win7 on another hdd,both as standalone disks, and data is stored on a seperate raid1mirrored array. I have 2 120gig hard drives 1wd 2mb cache, and 1maxtor 8mb cache i have heard that in xp you can automatically configure raid, and you do not need the drivers that come with the card. How to clone raid array with powerful backup software.
Firewire software raid using oxford 911 and windows xp. Dec 25, 2014 aomei backupper is the professional raid array clone software which can do both sectorbysector and filebyfile disk clone. By definition, when youre installing a new os onto disks configured with software raid the new os is going to see the disks as disks, rather than as a raid volume. For windows xp, i was providing the sata raid drivers via the f6 option during install while for windows vista, there was no need to do that as it is recognising the nvidia array natively. Just keep an eye on your array health and make backups of anything important and youll be fine. Ive heard from a few of the experts here on ee that there is a way to make windows xp run a software based raid system. Windows xp doesnt have builtin software raid 5, but there are plenty of addin cards that will work just fine under xp and will give you raid 5 support. Array then select the drives you want to use for the raid configuration. Windows xp will not detect any drivers on a usb stick or cdrom disc at this stage of the installation, and thus it will be impossible to get your raid array working or even in some cases get windows to detect any drives attached to the four sata ports that are controlled by. Hp and compaq desktop pcs setting up raid configuration. How to recover a windows xp pro software raid 0 partition. Configuring two or more hard drives in a raid redundant array of. Raid does mean redundant array of independent disks, which does already.
It all depends on byte encryption, and once one sequence of bytes becomes corrupt, as it will eventually do, then all the data on your hard disks is gone. Each of the drives in the raid 0 array is mirrored to form a raid 1 component. Raid recovery for windows recovers the entire content of your broken raid within minutes. For my raid array im using the intel raid software with 5x 1tb hd in raid 5 and want to redo the array because the way i have it currently set up is kind of bad. You can make a software raid system by using dynamic disks if you are using windows system including xp2000vista7 and server. How to enable software raid mirroring in wi ndows xp. Basically by default raid5 and mirrored volumes are not an option in windows xp professional nei. Hp proliant array configuration utility for windows 64bit. Setting up your hard drives to run in a raid configuration is a personal. It will treat the raid 1 array as a single drive in all matters. How to install and configure raid drives raid 0 and 1 on your pc. Mount raid arrays and dynamic disks created with all current intel, nvidia or via chipsets on any other chipset and on all versions of windows with free raid 2 raid software. I have vista ultimate upgrade which ive been using normally yuck and just today was able.
Jun 04, 2010 currently, im currently using xp and want to upgrade to win 7 64 bit. Windows xp2003 and later versions has mechanism called dynamic disks. The first step is to decide what type of raid will be needed. May 30, 2017 how to create a software raid 5 in windows 10 and 8. Look for any disks listed as dynamic odds are your system volume is currently basic. Raid recovery for windows raid arrays hardware and. How to enable software raid mirroring in windows xp. We can build a raid with drives of unequal size, but then the smaller disk will dictate the array s total capacity. In a raid 1 array setup, data can get lost due to hard drive mechanical damage, drive failure or accidental deletion. Boot the system from the windows xp installation cd. Yes, windows xp pro is capable of software raid levels 0, 1 or 5. That said, unless you need the space efficiency of raid 5, i would recommend simply using raid 1 mirroring. Hardware raid can be implemented by requiring high hardware requirements, and software raid is well supported by operating system, which is implemented by os. Ive been using windows xp pro with raid 5 as file server for movies for 6 months now and have had no problems at all.
Before configuring a software raid array, it is important to note that windows 2000 xp cannot run from the software raid. Windows xp and software raid solutions experts exchange. Using windowsxp to make raid 5 happen toms hardware. A striped volume cannot hold the system or boot partition of a windows server 2003based system. Windows xp will not install on a hardware raid array. I recently installed windows xp on a system with two hard drives, intending to use the drives as mirrors. Software raid 0, 1, 5 or jbod using windows xp pro sp3. Configuring ide raid0 in xp professional anandtech. Before configuring a software raid array, it is important to note that windows 2000xp cannot run from the software raid. Windows 7 beta can not be installed on a xp machine.
You can still recover your data from all those scenarios with exception of physical damage. A hardware raid controller abstracts the disks in the raid volume away and shows the os a generic disk. The only problem is that these socalled raid arrays are not exactly cheap. After some work, win7 loaded on raid0, when it rebooted to finish the bsod showed hardwaresoftware issues.
There is such a thing as software raid the os but it can be. When using the acer recovery software, the raid will be supported if the. Forget vista, ive seen too many machines with vista and im not impressed in the least. It will read the floppy disk and if you have the correct drivers gave you an option to select the driver you wanna use. Xp home software raid ok so ive setup striped raid inside windows xp pro disk management before, it works nicely, i know that xp home doesnt natively support it, but now i hear that you can tweak xp home to recognisemake a strippedspannedmirrored raid just like xp pro does. In windows, your raid 1 hard drive array appears to you as a single hard drive. Simply copying the edited version over the original will not work. Raid 5 array not displayed in computer management console. Diskinternals raid to raid free download and software. Resetbootmgrold version windows and heres a new desktop icon. Hardware raid can be implemented by requiring high hardware requirements, and software raid is well supported by operating system, which is implemented by os kernel module, and no required extraordinary hardware. Installing windows xp on a raid in order to use a redundant array of independent disks raid configuration with windows, specific drivers can be needed.
The data is striped across a twodisk array forming a raid 0 component. When press f6 if you need to install a thirdparty scsi or raid driver. Rebuilding a raid1 bootable array contains windows xp. Windows 10 windows 8 windows 7 windows vista windows xp. Refer to the how to do a clean installation of windows xp tutorial for detailed instructions on this. Raid driver is required for installing windows xp on a sata. For example, if you have downloaded the nforce driver version 6. You need at least two dynamic disks to create a striped array raid0 and at least three if you wish to setup a mirror array raid1. You need at least two dynamic disks to create a striped array raid 0 and at least three if you wish to setup a mirror array raid 1. Once the type of raid is decided upon, its time to move onto the hardware. Windows xp pro supports raid0, raid1 and raid5 as well as spanning. Os x is also reported to do similar things, but it is untested for this application. Once windows xp has been successfully installed, the data partition can be formatted via my computer, by rightclicking the d. Windows 2000 and windows xp have the ability to create raid volumes between multiple hard drives within software.
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