Disk mirror option under XP SP1 greyed out ?

[sjoker]

Any suggestions ( 2 identical HDDs -formatted and
installed the first one fine - now I'd like to add the
2nd one and cant :(

Help

[Earl F. Parrish]

"sjoker" > wrote in message
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> Any suggestions ( 2 identical HDDs -formatted and
> installed the first one fine - now I'd like to add the
> 2nd one and cant :(
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> Help

This is from the Windows Help and Support Center for Windows XP
Professional Edition:

Mirrored volumes are available on all computers running Windows 2000
Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, and Windows 2000 Datacenter
Server. Mirrored volumes are not available on computers running
Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP
Professional, or Windows XP 64-Bit Edition. However, you can use a
computer running Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP
Professional to create mirrored volumes on a remote computer running
Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, or Windows 2000
Datacenter Server.


--
Earl F. Parrish

[steve.uk]

i take it your m/b supports raid 1?


"sjoker" > wrote in message
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> Any suggestions ( 2 identical HDDs -formatted and
> installed the first one fine - now I'd like to add the
> 2nd one and cant :(
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> Help

[steve.uk]

i am running windows xp home edition with an asus a7v8x m/b with a raid 1
(mirror) configuration.

2x 120gb serial ata hdd's with no problem.























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[steve.uk]

when you install xp it asks..... 'press f8 (f something) to install third
party scsi or raid driver'


you need to install this driver. windows xp doesn't come with one.

it should come with you motherboard if it supports it.
on start up the bios will prompt to press a key combination to install a
raid configuration.



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