From: Robert Comer 

>I think it's only the server editions (w2k, w2k3) that have software raid
>support built in.

Yep.

>If you do it on HW level, windows won't know it's raid'ed at all so it
>supports it perfectly. I've seen some cheap-o motherboard raid systems run
>for years without a problem. The only thing is, if you blow one disk after
>two or so years, you won't be able to find a replacement (usually has to be
>exactly the same for HW raids), so you'll have to build the whole thing
>anew.

Yep.

>Software based systems are better in that regard, as you can use
>virtual disks and the physical disks can be just about any size/type.

Yep again, but at a slight performance penalty.

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Bob Comer



On Sun, 27 May 2007 20:53:01 +0300, "Antti Kurenniemi"
 wrote:

>"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
>news:46599ae5{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Quick question, does XP support Raid 1 natively, or do you have to go to
>> external controllers/software?
>
>I think it's only the server editions (w2k, w2k3) that have software raid
>support built in.
>
>
>> How well does it support Raid that's done on the Motherboard IF the MB
>> controller supports it?
>
>If you do it on HW level, windows won't know it's raid'ed at all so it
>supports it perfectly. I've seen some cheap-o motherboard raid systems run
>for years without a problem. The only thing is, if you blow one disk after
>two or so years, you won't be able to find a replacement (usually has to be
>exactly the same for HW raids), so you'll have to build the whole thing
>anew. Software based systems are better in that regard, as you can use
>virtual disks and the physical disks can be just about any size/type.
>
>
>Antti Kurenniemi
>

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