Re: "Injecting" RAID into a functioning Vista build

No, I hadn't tried the repair. I wasn't aware that the repair would actually
diagnose a RAID issue and preperly install the drivers. I'll give that a
whirl.

Thank you for the information!

Jeff

"Phillips" wrote:

Did you try to repair Vista and during setup to install the Raid drivers? It
should find the OS already there.
Otherwise, if your backup does not work, go back to your initial setup and
try theses steps:
http://www.techsupportforum.com/content/Hardware/Articles/47.html

Michael


"Jeff C" <JeffC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:EFC934DF-B127-44BA-A18B-829EC77CC02C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello, all.

I have a current Vista Home Premium (32-bit) build. I have 4 WD 160GB
SATA
drives, non-RAID. I also have an external backup solution. My
motherboard
supports software RAID through an Intel controller. Here's what I would
like
to do:

Go from a non-RAID setup to a RAID 0 configuration, without having to
reinstall Vista (along with everything else currently installed).

I have taken a full system backup, changed the drives into a RAID0 config,
then restored the OS et. al from backup. Yet when I try booting, the
system
crashes. In my understanding, this is because the RAID drivers are not
installed in my backed up configuration. (At least, this is what would
make
sense to me.)

So, the question is, how can I "inject" the RAID drivers into my current
build of Vista, take a backup of that build, switch the drives to RAID0,
restore the backup, and have my system come up cleanly?

Thank you in advance!

Jeff

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