Re: "Injecting" RAID into a functioning Vista build

If all else fails you probably would still have the option of restoring the image to a single drive, installing the RAID drivers then making a new image.

FWIW,

Len

"Jeff C" <JeffC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:9E7BDFA4-D1B2-4F6B-9F5D-3A08BF571CF6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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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