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Vista RAID-5 doesn't recognize WinXP Raid-5?
Hi all!
I'm using a software RAID-5 hack in WinXP as described by Tom's Hardware(1), but when I boot in Vista, this RAID array is just "failed". The XP hack is RAID-5 such as it also exists in Windows Server and Windows NT. Are XP & Vista RAID really incompatible? Naturally I don't want to "just try it" at the risk of essentially formatting my 950GB array. (1): http://www.tomshardware.com/2004/11/...raid_5_happen/ |
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Vista RAID-5 doesn't recognize WinXP Raid-5?
Neither OS supports software RAID 5. Why would you expect an unsupported
option from one OS to work in another OS? There may be a hack for Vista but it will obviously be different and again you would be in an unsupported position. It may break without any notice because of updates or service packs. Software RAID 5 is not a good choice for any OS. Hardware RAID controllers are quite inexpensive and fully supported. -- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/ Torben Gundtofte-Bruun wrote: Hi all! I'm using a software RAID-5 hack in WinXP as described by Tom's Hardware(1), but when I boot in Vista, this RAID array is just "failed". The XP hack is RAID-5 such as it also exists in Windows Server and Windows NT. Are XP & Vista RAID really incompatible? Naturally I don't want to "just try it" at the risk of essentially formatting my 950GB array. (1): http://www.tomshardware.com/2004/11/...raid_5_happen/ |
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Vista RAID-5 doesn't recognize WinXP Raid-5?
It seems that I should do something about that software RAID anyway, I
agree... but: Neither OS supports software RAID 5. I haven't done any hacking in Vista, but it recognises the RAID-5 disks anyway and labels them RAID-5 (failed). This would suggest to me that Vista does support software RAID-5. At least in the RC2 "Premium" version. Why would you expect an unsupported option from one OS to work in another OS? Since the XP hack does nothing more than enable in XP what was disabled from NT, I don't think it's a particularly ugly and unsupported hack. Unofficial hack, yes. Officially unsupported, yes. But unofficially supported? It appears so. Hardware RAID controllers are quite inexpensive and fully supported. I thought they were rather expensive for simple home use. That's why I opted for software in the first place. Could you perhaps suggest a useful, affordable 4-port PCI SATA II controller? Thanks! |
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Vista RAID-5 doesn't recognize WinXP Raid-5?
Torben Gundtofte-Bruun wrote:
Hardware RAID controllers are quite inexpensive and fully supported. I thought they were rather expensive for simple home use. That's why I opted for software in the first place. Could you perhaps suggest a useful, affordable 4-port PCI SATA II controller? Thanks! http://search.live.com/results.aspx?...y=10&go=Search http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s... Search&meta= -- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/ |