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I have a DELL Optiplex 330 with RAID 1 Enabled
Controller: Intel / 82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller
Operating System: Windows XP Pro Sp2
Hard Drives: Samsung HD320KJ (298GB formated) (320GB)
Software: Intel Matrix Manager v7.8.1013
Replacement drives: WD5003ABYX 500Gb RE SATA 3.0Gb/S drives
Existing Configuration:
Drive 0: OK (320GB) Primary Drive
Drive 1: Hard Failure had to remove
Ordered 2 new WD drives to install, what would the best method of rebuild?? Has been a while since I have done this so wanted to review the process. I seem to recall there was an issue when I did this some time ago with using larger drives. The problem seem to occur when I replaced the primary drive 0 with the new drive. I am not concerned to recover to new drive size, old drive size is just fine.
1) Install 500GB drive as Drive 1 , should I rebuild in BIOS or in OS? (replace failed drive)
2) Install 500GB drive as Dive 0, should I rebuild in BIOS or in OS? (replace existing functioning drive, preventative)
Thanks
Mark
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Hello Mark,
The assistance we offer over this forum is exclusive for Intel boxed motherboards. As a general recommendation you can just replace the failing hard drive and rebuilt the RAID array configuration:
http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imsm/sb/CS-030751.htm " title="http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imsm/sb/CS-029023.htmhttp://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/ims... ">http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imsm/sb/CS-029023.htm
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Hello Mark,
Correct, but this is a motherboard forum and the answer for your question is posted above as well.
If you still need further assistance you can contact our chipset department via chat:
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