Re: Use XP Pro for disc mirroring?
From: Nathan McNulty (nospam_at_msn.com)
Date: 08/15/04
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 01:01:19 -0700
You are correct that absolutely NO NT WORKSTATIONS can do software RAID
1 or RAID 5. Anyone who argues with you needs to go back to school.
Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2003 Server do support software RAID 1
and RAID 5. Here is how to do it for anyone who is curious:
Windows 2000 Server:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;298155
Windows 2003 Server:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323432
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323434
---- Nathan McNulty Charlie wrote: > I've had this argument before - > No NT based workstation OS, including XP Pro supports any > fault tolerant software RAID. That means no mirroring or > striping with parity. You can only do RAID 0, which will > not provide fault tolerance. > You need a hardware RAID solution if you want to mirror a > partition. > >>-----Original Message----- >>Hi, >>Having just recovered from a failed C drive at home, I >>want to put in a second hard drive & move onto a >>mirroring system so if the C drive fails, the system will >>still work and I can replace the faulty drive at my >>leisure. Currently I use XP HE, is it best to upgrade to >>XP Pro, which apparently does mirroring, or is there an >>easier, cheaper solution? >>Thanks for looking, it's appreciated. >> >>Paul >>. >>
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