This isn't quite a WinXP question, so if there's a better
place to ask, please let me know.
My basic question is whether I can partition a hard drive
that's in a Raid level 1 configuration. I want to do so for
the purpose of putting the system and apps on one partition
and my data on another partition, so that I can image just
the system/apps partition for the purpose of back-up.
The computer is a Dell XPS 720 with two 500 G hard drives in
a RAID level 1 configuration. I don't know anything about
RAID other than what's in the owner's manual, which isn't
much. I asked Dell tech support whether I could partition
the hard drive in such a set-up, and got contradictory
answers: one stated flat out that I shouldn't do it; the
other said it was ok.
So is it ok or not? Are there any special considerations?
Re: Full System Backup (bfk) Restore Advice. ... space on disk 1 to accomodate all 5 partitions that are now on ... in restoring the backup files, ...hard drives, i.e. includes installed apps that reside on other ...partitions) within an Extended partition on Disk 1? ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: Cloning ... Similar with clone.... I backed up the partition to another ide hard as images using ... Those restorations were botched as well using the Seagate...Hard drives in removable trays connected to a Promise Ultra133 TX2 card. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware)
Re: partition sizes ? ... I bet that is a small 8MB partition.... A google search for "Dual Boot Windows 98 and Windows XP" ... I would suggest always having at least an 8GB partition for the installation... How to Defragment your hard drives... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers)
Re: XP re-installation problem ... Glad you said you have more than one partition, because it makes backing up your Hard Drive easy to do. ... I only picked FAT32 because I have one than one operating system on a single program with two Hard Drives.... Procedure to Reinstall Windows XP! ... If you are using an Upgrade CD, and the computer boots directly from the CD, you will need to furnish a qualifying previous version of a Windows operating system's Installation CD, in order to install Windows XP from an Upgrade CD. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
Re: XP re-installation problem ... Glad you said you have more than one partition, because it makes backing up your Hard Drive easy to do. ... I only picked FAT32 because I have one than one operating system on a single program with two Hard Drives.... Procedure to Reinstall Windows XP! ... If you are using an Upgrade CD, and the computer boots directly from the CD, you will need to furnish a qualifying previous version of a Windows operating system's Installation CD, in order to install Windows XP from an Upgrade CD. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
