Re: Mirrored IDE Hard Drive

From: MCTrainer (swb_mct_at_msn.com)
Date: 03/26/04


Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 07:56:55 -0600

The remaining drive must be on primary ide controller and with correct
master/slave jumper setting. Then you may have to use fdisk to mark it as
Active. If it still doesn't work you may need to use a boot sector repair
utility which Microsoft which I think you can find if you install the
windows 2000 or 2003 recovery console.

"Ruhi" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:13e8601c41337$51543a60$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I have been experimenting with hard drive mirroring
> through the Computer Management, once the mirror was built
> it showed up as healthy. Then I disconnected the primary
> hard disk thinking that it will bootup from the second
> hard disk but I just a get a cursor flashing.
>
> Is there anything that I should do to make it work?
>
> Is it not the purpose of mirroring for the hard drive to
> switch to the other hard drive automatically if the first
> one is physically damaged?
>
> Regards



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