Raid 0 + External drive hooked up with e-Sata

**quiXilver** · 09-26-2008, 07:57 AM

I have 2 500gb Seagates running in a Raid 0, and I bought this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817173042 and put a 1TB Seagate in it for back up. It's hooked up through e-Sata. It recognizes the hard drive in the BIOS, but doesn't show up in windows under my computer. Any ideas? Thanks!

**manic** · 09-26-2008, 08:33 AM

Go into disk management, format and allocate. I dont think it
should interfer with your raid setup, beings how its external.

**quiXilver** · 09-27-2008, 11:42 PM

Where is this "Disk Management" you speak of?

It is external, but it's hooked directly to the sata port, just from the outside basically..

**manic** · 09-28-2008, 06:00 AM

That would be a esata port., that is supposed to be hot swappable.
Disk management is in control panel, admin tools, component
management, then look for disk management in the tree to the left.
You probably need to format and allocate.

**quiXilver** · 09-29-2008, 06:22 PM

I can't find it, this is all I have under Admin Controls.

It's not under component services either...

**manic** · 09-29-2008, 06:38 PM

Maybe try computer management, sorry I cant remember everything.

**quiXilver** · 09-29-2008, 07:07 PM

Ok, it was under computer management. I looked there earlier, but didn't look hard enough. You are the man! Thanks!

Now all I need is some software that can monitor certain folders on my main hard drive, and automatically copy whatever I put in those folders to the e-sata hard drive...

09-26-2008, 07:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
quiXilver Thanks for the help! Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 100 OS: Win XP Pro My System	Raid 0 + External drive hooked up with e-Sata I have 2 500gb Seagates running in a Raid 0, and I bought this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817173042 and put a 1TB Seagate in it for back up. It's hooked up through e-Sata. It recognizes the hard drive in the BIOS, but doesn't show up in windows under my computer. Any ideas? Thanks!

09-26-2008, 08:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,246 OS: xp	Re: Raid 0 + External drive hooked up with e-Sata Go into disk management, format and allocate. I dont think it should interfer with your raid setup, beings how its external. __________________

09-27-2008, 11:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
quiXilver Thanks for the help! Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 100 OS: Win XP Pro My System	Re: Raid 0 + External drive hooked up with e-Sata Where is this "Disk Management" you speak of? It is external, but it's hooked directly to the sata port, just from the outside basically..

09-28-2008, 06:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,246 OS: xp	Re: Raid 0 + External drive hooked up with e-Sata That would be a esata port., that is supposed to be hot swappable. Disk management is in control panel, admin tools, component management, then look for disk management in the tree to the left. You probably need to format and allocate. __________________

09-29-2008, 06:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
quiXilver Thanks for the help! Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 100 OS: Win XP Pro My System	Re: Raid 0 + External drive hooked up with e-Sata I can't find it, this is all I have under Admin Controls. It's not under component services either... Last edited by quiXilver; 09-29-2008 at 06:24 PM.

09-29-2008, 06:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,246 OS: xp	Re: Raid 0 + External drive hooked up with e-Sata Maybe try computer management, sorry I cant remember everything. __________________

09-29-2008, 07:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
quiXilver Thanks for the help! Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 100 OS: Win XP Pro My System	Re: Raid 0 + External drive hooked up with e-Sata Ok, it was under computer management. I looked there earlier, but didn't look hard enough. You are the man! Thanks! Now all I need is some software that can monitor certain folders on my main hard drive, and automatically copy whatever I put in those folders to the e-sata hard drive...