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MediaShield RAID Frequently Asked Questions
Dedicated Disk Questions
• Can I assign a dedicated disk to a striped array/JBOD or use a free disk with striped
array/JBOD?
No, free disks and dedicated disks can be only used with a mirrored array or a striped-
mirrored array.
• Once a dedicated disk has been assigned to a RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or RAID 5 array, can
I remove it?
Yes, a dedicated disk can be removed from a RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or a RAID 5 array.
Array Migrating Questions
• Is it possible to migrate a single bootable drive to a two-disk stripe array?
That is, if I have a single drive in the system that is not RAID enabled, then decide to add a
second drive to the system, will I then be able to migrate the single bootable drive to a two-disk
stripe array?
If ʺ RAID Enable ʺ in the BIOS RAID Config screen is not enabled when the OS is
installed, it is not possible to convert the SATA boot drive into a multi-disk bootable
RAID array.
Therefore, if you want to retain the capability to migrate a single SATA boot drive into
a multi-disk RAID array at a future time, you must perform the OS install onto a single
disk stripe array. You can do this by following the instructions in
“Setting Up a
Bootable RAID Array” on page 21 and selecting ʺ RAID Mode ʺ striping and then
adding just your single boot disk. Then install the OS using the F6 install mechanism as
described in Installing the RAID Drivers .
Later, when you want to migrate the single disk into a multi-disk RAID array, follow
the instructions in
“Migrating From One RAID Array to Another” on page 69 .
• Can I delete an array while it is being migrateed?
Yes, but doing so will erase all the data stored on the soon to be migrateed array.
• Can I migrate a bootable RAID array?
Yes, you can migrate to and from any supported RAID configuration.
Windows RAID Application
• What functions can be performed using the MediaShield application?
The following tasks can be performed:
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View information about RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and JBOD (as well as any supported
configuration if you have more than one RAID array active)