Hard Drive Setup

ewan2k_uk · 30 Dec 2010 at 14:03

Ok Ive currently got 2 1TB Samsung F3 hardrives set up in RAID 0.

Ive bought another identical HD purley to hold FSX game. IVe installed it into my computer and it came up saying installing sucessful etc but when i go to my computer its not there. I went to the BIOS page and its recognised there but dont see any options to enable!!!!

Thanks

Ewan

twist3d0n3 · 30 Dec 2010 at 14:11

you need to right click on computer, then manage. once there, go to disk management, find the drive. now, right click on the 'unallocated space' and create volume. this will ask you to format, do it if you wish, choose drive letter and size (leave default). after that has finished you will have a new drive

ewan2k_uk · 30 Dec 2010 at 14:27

Ah ok thanks, So for the 2 that are in RAID (c), i never done that, see attachment?

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/ewan2k_uk/disk.jpg

Ewan

twist3d0n3 · 30 Dec 2010 at 15:10

by the looks of it you're only using 1/2 of the (C) drive...

are you on windows 7?

ewan2k_uk · 30 Dec 2010 at 15:11

no ive got vista 64. So what can i do? i thought i never noticed much diffrence when setting up RAID 0 (ie performance)

twist3d0n3 · 30 Dec 2010 at 15:16

having it with split partitions won't cause a performance drop; raid 0 is faster, even if its partitioned.

i think you'll be ok to format that part and partition, although i'd get someone else to verify as i've never partitioned a drive before (never had the need to).

hopefully RPStewart is around today, he's helped me out a couple of times with hard drive related stuff

ewan2k_uk · 30 Dec 2010 at 15:20

Ok that would be great, First time ive done this so a little in the dark here!

twist3d0n3 · 30 Dec 2010 at 15:27

yeah i know the feeling - nothing worse than thinking you're going to bork your winstall

ewan2k_uk · 30 Dec 2010 at 15:52

Yeah thats it! :-)