Adding second SSD......Require Vista reinstallation?

shaf · 27 Mar 2009 at 10:03

Hi,

As a matter of interest, if I installed Vista on a SSD drive (Vertex 120) would I be able to add a second Vertex in the future and Raid without having to reinstall Vista.

I really would not want the hassle of reinstalling all my Apps and configuration a second time. Would Ghosting (ImageX...etc) work flawlessly?

linktoinsanity · 27 Mar 2009 at 11:10

Adding 2nd SSD = no
RAIDing it = Yes. You may be able to image your old installation, set up the RAID and then image back on again, but just adding a RAID to an existing disk without wiping it is impossible.

cje · 27 Mar 2009 at 11:24

I think the general consensus is that imaging the install might also not be a good idea. You can always try imaging it, if it works, then your fine. But the best way is to always re install from new.

shaf · 27 Mar 2009 at 11:36

That is a shame. Not being able to image the install would mean another labourious job in reinstalling apps etc. Something I do not want to do.

Splash out on two Vertex's at the moment is not an option - too expensive. I was planning on going down the i7 route but may delay for another month or so.

Hmmm...

!TIMMY! · 27 Mar 2009 at 15:26

Ive just gone through the install everything after getting another 150gb and moving to Raid 0. It has actually taken me a whole week to get back to where I was. But at least now I have all the latest version of my apps installed and it is clean and fresh.