rsh2k1 Posted February 8, 2006 Posted February 8, 2006 I think I'm having a problem with my RAID array under Windows.... Set some background: I have the drives in my sig running in RAID-1 (mirror) with Windows XP installed on it as the boot drive. I followed the directions from Angry's Guide pretty much to the letter and had successfully installed Windows on my RAID array. While I was overclocking the rig, I was always able to see only just the C: drive, which is good. Recently, after installing some games, continuing to test, etc., I noticed that I now have a C: and a F: drive.... I went into each one to see what was going on, and it appears to me that Windows somehow "lost" the RAID array. That is, all the files I downloaded and installed while overclocking -- such as OCCT or Prime95 or whatever -- are appearing on both drives, while the newer files such as games are not. They're appearing only on the C: drive. When I boot, it goes through the normal sequence, recognizes the RAID array, and says it's healthy, and so forth. It's only in Windows that I am now able to see both drives, and worse, they're not mirroring. This is unacceptable, since the whole point of setting up RAID-1 was so I would have a fallback in case I lost one drive. I've done a search and found this thread but it didn't really go into any detail. There was another thread mentioning something about nvidia's RAID controller software being bad, but I didn't see much resolution there either. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, -r Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted February 8, 2006 Posted February 8, 2006 Has your system stayed the same since you originally installed windows? i.e. you haven't unplugged lots of stuff to reorganize, no new drives installed, etc.? Do you know what exactly you installed around the time you noticed the problem, drivers especially? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsh2k1 Posted February 9, 2006 Posted February 9, 2006 Has your system stayed the same since you originally installed windows? i.e. you haven't unplugged lots of stuff to reorganize, no new drives installed, etc.? Do you know what exactly you installed around the time you noticed the problem, drivers especially? Hmm... I think I changed the PSU (to the PowerStream) and the heatsink on the CPU (to XP-90) but beyond that... oh yeah... I installed a wireless card (a belkin pre-n) to move the computer to the bedroom. Could something that small really corrupt a RAID install? -r Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGone Posted February 9, 2006 Posted February 9, 2006 That >> I installed a wireless card (a belkin pre-n) to move the computer to the bedroom. << can I think... RGone... Hmm... I think I changed the PSU (to the PowerStream) and the heatsink on the CPU (to XP-90) but beyond that... oh yeah... I installed a wireless card (a belkin pre-n) to move the computer to the bedroom. Could something that small really corrupt a RAID install? -r Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsh2k1 Posted February 9, 2006 Posted February 9, 2006 That >> I installed a wireless card (a belkin pre-n) to move the computer to the bedroom. << can I think... RGone... Gah... So I have to reinstall everything I assume? Grrr. Advice time: Would you recommend just getting a smaller IDE or SATA drive for booting into Windows, maybe some key apps (Prime, etc.), and then setting up the RAID array for data files and such? I've read somewhere that nvidia RAID doesn't really like mixing RAID with a standalone HD, but that could be just wrong. -r Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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