Software vs hardware Raid

petemc · 26-11-2011, 11:35

So I have an old PC with nForce 3 on. I thought I could easily build a RAID system so I bought the drives and set to work. Setup the raid but every time I go into Win7 it says both drives aren't initialised. It's not seeing the raid. After a quick google I find no nVidia nForce Raid Manger for Win7 and a list of forum posts about how its a bugger to get working.

I've heard Win7 can do software raid. All I want is mirroring. Is that my best option? Is it any good?

26-11-2011, 11:35	#1
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	Software vs hardware Raid So I have an old PC with nForce 3 on. I thought I could easily build a RAID system so I bought the drives and set to work. Setup the raid but every time I go into Win7 it says both drives aren't initialised. It's not seeing the raid. After a quick google I find no nVidia nForce Raid Manger for Win7 and a list of forum posts about how its a bugger to get working. I've heard Win7 can do software raid. All I want is mirroring. Is that my best option? Is it any good? __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!