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Jerold · 01-13-2007, 08:27 AM

I've taken a look at the SATA BIOS Configuration. The "Define Array Menu" lists the Drives in this way:

Array No. = Array 1* (Bootable) (1st HDD)
RAID Mode = Stripe
Total Drives = 1

Array No. = Array 2 (2nd HDD)
RAID Mode = Stripe
Total Drives = 1

Since it says that the Total Drives in each array is 1, does this mean that they are seen as 2 seperate HDD's in 2 different arrays? Thereby, I am achieving my goal and all the data is written only to each corresponding drive and not across two drives?

I already have a Promise SATA Controller Card that I used on another system, but with only one HDD and a 2nd storage HDD at that. I've read thru some documentation on it and it indicated that it did not support RAID.
this is it: PROMISE SATAII150 TX2plus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816102045
Can you verify for me that it is a Non-RAID Card?

I had an idea last night in regards to my F1/F2 System BIOS boot message issue. What if I unplug the 2nd HDD from the card? Do I need to go into the Promise BIOS and Delete Array 2 (the one I created after I installed the 2nd HDD in order to see it in Windows) or can I just unplug it?
I figure that the machine was booting up perfectly before I installed the 2nd HDD and maybe I can install the 2nd Promise Card and get thru into Windows without the F1/F2 lockup. Would this be a viable procedure?
What would happen if one of the HDD's (the 2nd) were unplugged from the array and the system booted up?

I already have Acronis True Image 9 and I've done a backup of my C Drive only yesterday - 23GB. Currently, I have each HDD partitioned into 4 partitions.
I guess I'm not sure how to go about the cloning yet.

Thanks for the help,
Jerold

01-13-2007, 08:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jerold Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 88 OS: WinXP Pro	I've taken a look at the SATA BIOS Configuration. The "Define Array Menu" lists the Drives in this way: Array No. = Array 1* (Bootable) (1st HDD) RAID Mode = Stripe Total Drives = 1 Array No. = Array 2 (2nd HDD) RAID Mode = Stripe Total Drives = 1 Since it says that the Total Drives in each array is 1, does this mean that they are seen as 2 seperate HDD's in 2 different arrays? Thereby, I am achieving my goal and all the data is written only to each corresponding drive and not across two drives? I already have a Promise SATA Controller Card that I used on another system, but with only one HDD and a 2nd storage HDD at that. I've read thru some documentation on it and it indicated that it did not support RAID. this is it: PROMISE SATAII150 TX2plus http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816102045 Can you verify for me that it is a Non-RAID Card? I had an idea last night in regards to my F1/F2 System BIOS boot message issue. What if I unplug the 2nd HDD from the card? Do I need to go into the Promise BIOS and Delete Array 2 (the one I created after I installed the 2nd HDD in order to see it in Windows) or can I just unplug it? I figure that the machine was booting up perfectly before I installed the 2nd HDD and maybe I can install the 2nd Promise Card and get thru into Windows without the F1/F2 lockup. Would this be a viable procedure? What would happen if one of the HDD's (the 2nd) were unplugged from the array and the system booted up? I already have Acronis True Image 9 and I've done a backup of my C Drive only yesterday - 23GB. Currently, I have each HDD partitioned into 4 partitions. I guess I'm not sure how to go about the cloning yet. Thanks for the help, Jerold