partitions on a raid 0 setup

dirtybeatfreak · 3 Apr 2007 at 21:49

hi, i wanna install vista for testing purposes but dont wanna wipe xp again. i wanna do a dual boot, but can u make a new partition on raid 0 configured drives???

edit: or is there a way to split the array without harming the os install? then i could install vista on the 2nd hdd.

hope i explained myself ok, many thx in advance

rpstewart · 3 Apr 2007 at 22:00

You can partition an array no problem, the OS doesn't know that it's made up of multiple disks. However, if you already have a partition which fills the entire array things are a touch more complex, you'll need to use Partition Magic or the like to shrink the existing partition to free up some space to create a new partition for Vista.

dirtybeatfreak · 3 Apr 2007 at 22:14

ahh cool thx i get ya, so how much do u reckon i should save for a vista install??

the array is made of 2 150g raptors and i have 221g left out of 279g atm

maybe keep 100g for the vista install??? ( i have a external hdd for saving everything so its just for prog files and games)

dirtybeatfreak · 3 Apr 2007 at 22:50

done it, think it has worked fine so many thx mate