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killerfish 02-12-2003 05:26 PM

How to Break a Highpoint Mirror
 
Hello,

I want to install Linux on one of my 20GB hard drives. Problem is, they're setup in a RAID 1 Mirror for my XP installation. My raid is a built in Highpoint HPT370 controller, so the Raid is Hardware.

If I delete the mirror in the Highpoint Bios, will this kill all of my Win XP info/setup? I'd like to break the Raid and have XP on one 20GB drive and Linux on the other.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
John

williamwbishop 02-12-2003 05:49 PM

Since you have it set from the card, I doubt XP even is aware of it's existance(forgive me if I'm wrong, get second diagnosis, I work mainly in unix). You could try putting one of the disks on ide0 instead of the raid channels and boot up. Definately get a second opinion, but since you have it hardware based, I think you should see no problem.

marsonist 02-12-2003 05:57 PM

RAID1 is designed to backup or mirror data from one hard drive to the second. What would be the point of the redundancy if the backup drive didn't work without the original? To make a long story short both of your drives should work perfectly once the raid is disabled.

killerfish 02-12-2003 07:45 PM

THx, that's what I thought, but I was overthinking!

williamwbishop 02-12-2003 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by killerfish
THx, that's what I thought, but I was overthinking!
Never hurts to ask, or to over think. Otherwise you might end up programming a mars lander in standard instead of metric....or something like that.;)

killerfish 02-12-2003 08:24 PM

Quote:

you might end up programming a mars lander in standard instead of metric.

Classic! :)


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