Ahci and raid on hp compaq elite 8000, 8100, 8200, and 8300 business pcs. Storage spacessoftware raid what are my best options. Mar 26, 2015 creating a software raid array in operating system software is the easiest way to go. I then found out, much to my surprise, that mirroring is not enabled in windows xp, not even in the socalled professional. Yes, windows xp pro is capable of software raid levels 0, 1 or 5. The second partition contains windows xp professional 32bit, as i occasionally need to boot into xp for some software development and testing. This will open up the new spanned volume wizard in windows. Im going to replace two samsung 160gb hard drive they went bad. There is software and hardware raid,hardware raid is faster than software raid,windows xp pro,server software raid uses stripping dynamic disks,vista does not support software raid 1, from what i have read. Raid driver is required for installing windows xp on a.
Oct 31, 2011 now, motherboards in most desktop pcs support raid, and windows 7 provides software raid that requires no special hardware at all. Click next and then select which disks you want included in your new volume a. Windows xp does not respond at setup is starting windows message p8 and p9, those are power connectors, dont know how this would change anything, my suggestion was to move the data cable to another port on the motherboard, oh well problem solved. This guide will only show you how to setup raid 1 mirror drive. I have the raid 0 partition set up on 2 scsi 73 some odd gb hard drives.
The drivers will be loaded, and the drives or raid configurations will now be available as target locations to install windows xp. The data files are written to both hard disk drives and read from one drive. How to enable software raid mirroring in windows xp details created. Press f6 if you need to install a third party scsi or raid driver. Make sure that both disk 0 and disk 1 are selected in the next dialog and click ok. Windows xp does not respond at setup is starting windows message enter the bios sata operation section and turn raid off. This white paper provides a basic overview of ahci and raid technology, supported factory configurations of hp elite 8000series. The process to update an existing windows xp image to. The message displays during textmode phase at the beginning of windows xp setup. When using the acer recovery software, the raid will be supported if the. Software raid in windows xp is called dynamic disks it will give you what you want, but you are craazy to use it. Basically by default raid5 and mirrored volumes are not an option in windows. When you manually install windows on the raid, it is necessary to load the drivers during the installation.
Jan 24, 2010 software raid 1 mirror setup in windows 7, 8 and 10 mycomputerisjunk. Fortunately, it is easy to build a software raid 5 in windows 8. You can accomplish raid 1 on server 20002003200820112012 and windows 78 ultimate edition, except for windows 2000 professional, xp and vista. I have a single 500gb hard drive, which contains 2 partitions.
Redundant array of independent disks raid drive technologies that are provided on the hp compaq elite 8000, 8100, and 8200 hereafter referred to as the 8000series business pc products. I would like to add a second hard drive, and use it to mirror the windows 7 partition using windows 7 software raid 1, thus providing me with some protection should one drive fail. Once this finishes and it will take a good while on large drives, the raid 1 array is setup and ready to go. 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. For my 32bit xp installation, i just dragged the entire folders for the 32bit drivers for both sata raid and sata nonraid onto my desktop, then combined them into one folder. Unplug all external hardware except for the kbrd and mouse. I want to mirror the drives but i cant do it with software raid within windows xp.
Build a software raid 1 on windows xp server fault. Raid 1 duplicates information from one hard disk drive onto a second hard disk drive. Nov 05, 2019 raid 1 and raid 5 are widely used to solve the risk problem of server data storage. Installing the operating system onto a raid volumef6 install. Creating an xp setup boot disk with raid support techspot. Press c to create a partition specify the required size of the partition in mb and pressing enter to create it were going to create separate software and data partitions. Hp and compaq desktop pcs setting up raid configuration. 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. Windows setup looks for this file on the floppy to tell it what drivers. Ahci and raid on hp compaq elite 8000, 8100, 8200, and. Redundant array of independent formerly inexpensive disks.
I think leew might be right about xp does not support software raid 1. Once youve decided what version of raid you want, its time to get it set up. A mirrored volume, also known as a raid1 volume, is a faulttolerant. Windows 7 software raid i am running windows 7 professional 64bit. Before configuring a software raid array, it is important to note that windows 2000 xp cannot run from the software raid.
Raid 1 and raid 5 are widely used to solve the risk problem of server data storage. Windows 8 comes with everything you need to use software raid, while the linux package. Installing the operating system onto a raid volumef6. During a manual installation of windows xp, the drivers need to be.
Now, motherboards in most desktop pcs support raid, and windows 7 provides software raid that requires no special hardware at all. Since each drive is an exact duplicate of the other, you can continue. Installing windows xp on a serial ata hard drive is not an easy task, because the system does not recognize sata drivers at startup. Ahci and raid on hp compaq elite 8000, 8100, and 8200. Jun 16, 2015 windows 8 has raid 0, 1 and 5 equivalents in the form of storage spaces, which we will elaborate on soon. Setup software raid 0, 1 or 5 with lvm using gui on opensuse 11. 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.
The bottom line is that you need to handedit three binary system files and then install them even if windows insists on repairing them by. In order to use a redundant array of independent disks raid configuration with windows, specific drivers can be needed. The problem is that windows xp doesnt contain the necessary drivers to allow windows to see the drive so that windows can install it. Installing windows xp with a 3rd party sataraid driver. Software raid 0, 1, 5 or jbod using windows xp pro sp3. Hardware raid can be implemented by requiring high hardware requirements, and software raid is well supported by operating system, which is implemented by os. Assign the new volume a mount letter or mount point. Add xp install isos using winsetupfromusb easy2boot. From the list of available drivers, select the windows xp drivers for your raid or ahci controller, and press enter. List of all wd firmware and software available for download. Before we begin, lets go over what raid stands for. The second partition contains windows xp professional 32bit, as i occasionally need to boot into xp for some software. May 30, 2017 up until windows 8, software raid in windows was a mess.
Im trying to install windows xp, windows server 2003, or some os xp or newer onto a hp xw8000. How do i create a mirrored volume in windows xp or windows 2000 pro you dont. There is software and hardware raid,hardware raid is faster than software raid, windows xp pro,server software raid uses stripping dynamic disks,vista does not support software raid 1, from what i have read. Press the esc key to exit the bios setup utility and reboot the workstation using the windows xp installation media. Now youre ready to put the floppy and windows xp cd into the target computer and start setup. 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. 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. Windows xp pro sp2 fares a little better with sata drivers, but here is what can be done in cases where the driver is not recognized. Software drivers 5 hardware 8 limitations 8 changing ahci to ide mode through the hp replicated setup utility 8 basic raid types 8 raid 0 with two hard drives striped 8 raid 1 with two hard drives mirror 10.
A raid 1 setup protects data from drive failure by simultaneously writing the same data to two hard drives. During a manual installation of windows xp, the drivers need to be available on a floppy drive. One question you might have is, can windows 7 be setup to run raid. It will treat the raid 1 array as a single drive in all matters. Windows 2000 and windows xp have the ability to create raid volumes between multiple hard drives within software. In order to get levels 1 and 5 some modified files have to be installed. In the computer management window, rightclick on either disk 0 or disk 1 and select convert to dynamic disk. How to mirror the system and boot partition raid1 in. Trying to install windows xp on raid 0 setup tech support guy. Is it possible to enable software raid 1 on windows xp system. 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. Windows xp software raid 1 solutions experts exchange. This setup provides data protection and security by minimizing the reliability risks.
The next screen identifies the unpartitioned space on the raid array. Aug 14, 2005 i recently installed windows xp on a system with two hard drives, intending to use the drives as mirrors. This video will show you how to enable software raid1 on your xp computer. You must run the operating system from a separate partition. To install the intel rapid storage technology intel rst driver during operating system setup, follow these steps. When i get to the windows setup part where it has formatted, and installed the pre gui files, it restarts. There is a wide choice of hard drives from established players such as hitachi, maxtor, seagate and western digital.
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. Right click on the first disk you want included in your raid and select new spanned volume. However, you can use a computer that is running xp professional to setup mirrored volumes on remote computers that are running windows 2000 server, windows 2000 advanced server, or windows 2008. But you can create mirrored drives only in 2003 server and xp pro. When purchase raid controller it come with a floppy disk.
Creating a software raid array in operating system software is the easiest way to go. For the purpose of this section of the guide we installed two blank 17gb hard drives on a test system. Instead they use spanned, striped, and mirrored as the options for creating software raids. Mar 20, 2009 im trying to install windows xp, windows server 2003, or some os xp or newer onto a hp xw8000. If you have this working and one hard drive fails, you can continue working with 0 downtime while you look for a replacement. This scenario is based on the assumption that the system and boot files are located on disk 0 and that disk 1 is unallocated space. But optane is a niche setup, it would be preferable to have an all ssd setup with external hdd backup. Redundant array of independent disks raid drive technologies that are provided on the hp compaq elite 8000, 8100, and 8200 hereafter referred to as the 8000. To load windows xp onto a sata drive you need to proceed as follows. Ahci and raid on hp compaq elite 8000, 8100, and 8200 business pcs. Setup up windows xp with a raid driver software tech.
Software raid 1 mirror setup in windows 7, 8 and 10. The first partition is about 265mb and contains windows 7. But optane is a niche setup, it would be preferable to have an all ssd setup with external hdd backup drives. Software raid 1 mirror setup in windows 7, 8 and 10 mycomputerisjunk. Setting up os raid with windows 7 ultimate overclockers. How to combine multiple hard drives in raid 0 using. For my 32bit xp installation, i just dragged the entire folders for the 32bit drivers for both sata raid and sata non raid onto my desktop, then combined them into one folder. How to set up software raid 0 for windows and linux pc gamer. 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. Before configuring a software raid array, it is important to note that windows 2000xp cannot run from the software raid. After installing nlite and iso recorder, you simply start nlite, insert your windows xp installation cd, and tell the software to look for the windows installation cd. Using windowsxp to make raid 5 happen toms hardware. When installing windows xp, most of the time youll find that it has the basic drivers it needs to install itself. How to combine multiple hard drives in raid 0 using windows 10s storage spaces feature.
Windows xp2003 and later versions has mechanism called dynamic disks. Up until windows 8, software raid in windows was a mess. Now choose the first part of windows xp setup menu entry and proceed with the normal xp textmode setup process until it reboots. How to enable software raid mirroring in windows xp.
How to set up lightningfast raid the simple way pc gamer. Dont put them inside a folder, put them on the root of the floppy. Oct 20, 2007 when installing windows xp, most of the time youll find that it has the basic drivers it needs to install itself. Raid tutorial installing windows on the raid drive.
Nov 07, 2012 installing windows xp on a serial ata hard drive is not an easy task, because the system does not recognize sata drivers at startup. 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. Windows 8 comes with everything you need to use software raid, while the linux package mdadm is listed. After installing nlite and iso recorder, you simply start nlite, insert your windows xp installation cd, and tell the software to look for the. When press f6 if you need to install a thirdparty scsi or raid driver. This stepbystep article describes how to mirror the system and boot partition in windows server 2003. Jan 09, 2019 windows 2000 and windows xp have the ability to create raid volumes between multiple hard drives within software. If your running a notebook,barry lam has parts in it,,desktop. In windows they dont call their raid options by the traditional 0, 1, 5, 10 etc. Reboot back to the e2b usb drive again dont boot from the internal hard disk yet. Only options i found are simple, spanned and striped.
Windows 7 has arbitrary restrictions on the available raid levels, and it was impossible to create a level 5 raid without windows server. The technology is easily within the reach of the wallet and. The software raid built into microsoft windows since windows xp works fairly well, but there are some caveats that. Raid driver is required for installing windows xp on a sata. If your running a notebook,barry lam has parts in it,,desktopterry gou, each makes parts for all. Raid5, although one of the options, isnt actually available in windows 7 due to licensing issues.
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