Dual boot RAID 1

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  1. zeus

    zeus out of date

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    I have an x86 desktop which I still dual boot windows and Linux.

    At the moment ive got all my "to keep" files on an 80gb ntfs pata drive but would like to setup a RAID 1.

    Will I have any problems caused by dual booting if I get a pci RAID card? Or is a hardware RAID configuration standalone?

    I will be using windows 2000 pro and xubuntu 8.04.

    Any suggestions on a RAID card will be more than welcome.
     
    zeus, May 6, 2008
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  2. Impotence

    Impotence May the source be with u!

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    As far as i know desktop releases of windows operating systems don't support anything other than RAID-0
     
    Impotence, May 11, 2008
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  3. zeus

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    Only RAID 0 in windows? That cant be right. Im sure both our office pcs have raid 1. I know i asked the pc builders at the shops to add raid 1!
     
    zeus, May 15, 2008
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  4. megamaced

    megamaced Geek Geek Geek!

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    A hardware RAID setup is transparent to the operating system, so Linux and Windows in a dual boot setup is fine.

    Impotence, I think you may be refering to software RAID. Windows does not support that unless you are running the server versions
     
    megamaced, May 15, 2008
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