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How to Repartition a Hardware RAID1 Array?
Hi,
I built a new system about a year ago, including a legit copy of XP pro and well-equipped ASUS A8V MB. To complete the upgrade, I built a hardware IDE RAID 1 with 2 160G Maxtor HDDs using the promise FastTrak controller and firmware. Now for my mistake - I partitioned this drive to allow for easy reinstall of the OS, into 4 parts - OS, Installables, SW, and Data at 8, 50, 13, and 79 GB, respectively. In spite of my best efforts to keep all SW installations on the SW drive, Im now at 98% occupancy of the OS drive and must repartition it. I can find no written information on what software to buy and/or what to do to make this process have more than a 20% likelyhood of completing successfully without data loss. I've tried XP internal features and Acronis Partition Expert to no avail. I tried breaking the mirror by removing power from one drive of the pair, but no boot. Is anybody out there a real RAID expert for a configuration like this??? -- Bob in Florida |
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