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    raid 0

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by xpsowner23, May 17, 2012.

  1. xpsowner23

    xpsowner23 Newbie

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    hi i wonder if anyone can help me i have 2 1tb samsung hard drives i want to run in raid 0 but i need the raid driver does anybody know what drivers to use for this i am going to be running windows 7 ultimate 64x

    many thanks

    ben :)
     
    xpsowner23, May 17, 2012
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  2. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    What computer is it? Also you'll need the specific RAID driver for your unit. And my Alienware's Windows 7 disc saw my RAID 0 volume, I did not need an additional driver for it, it has a good portion of RAID controller drivers on it.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, May 17, 2012
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    madmattd Notebook Deity

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    If you have an XPS l702x, you can't RAID. Dell removed that ability...stupid I know, but there you have it.

    But again, if it is a different system we speak of here, then you might be able to. Win 7 usually has the RAID driver though, especially for Intel ports.
     
    madmattd, May 18, 2012
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    its a dell xps m1730
     
    xpsowner23, May 24, 2012
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    Which can do RAID. So you should be fine there. When you boot the system, watch for a key combo to get into RAID configurator. Alternatively, it might be buried in the BIOS menus somewhere. You set up your array there (note you will lose any data on the drives by doing this, so back up if needed!). Then, reboot and launch the Windows install. Win 7 will have the drivers it needs and will detect the array just fine.
     
    madmattd, May 24, 2012
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