Griffscavern
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- Oregon
Hi eightforums,
I know some will ask "Why?". Suffice it to say. Because I have wanted to do this for years. This will be the only PC in my house. I haven't had one for 4 or more years. I will have an external backup drive in case the array fails.
Is this the proper way to set this up on a brand new build? No data on any disks whatsoever. My idea is to have everything prepped so I can do this:
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/4275-user-profiles-relocate-another-partition-disk.html
Do I hook everything up to my computer (SSD and HDD's) and prepare the raid array. Then disconnect the 2 HDD and start the installation of the windows until I get to step 1.2 in the tutorial I linked?
Or:
Do I just hook up the SSD and leave the HDD's in their virgin state (unhooked) with the mobo settings in raid? Since the ssd will automatically be in ahci since there is no array yet. Install windows. Then download all drivers and updates. Then set up the array?
I have been looking everywhere to find the answers. Not much luck. Those are the only 2 ways I have been able to figure out on how to set it up.
I know some will ask "Why?". Suffice it to say. Because I have wanted to do this for years. This will be the only PC in my house. I haven't had one for 4 or more years. I will have an external backup drive in case the array fails.
Is this the proper way to set this up on a brand new build? No data on any disks whatsoever. My idea is to have everything prepped so I can do this:
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/4275-user-profiles-relocate-another-partition-disk.html
Do I hook everything up to my computer (SSD and HDD's) and prepare the raid array. Then disconnect the 2 HDD and start the installation of the windows until I get to step 1.2 in the tutorial I linked?
Or:
Do I just hook up the SSD and leave the HDD's in their virgin state (unhooked) with the mobo settings in raid? Since the ssd will automatically be in ahci since there is no array yet. Install windows. Then download all drivers and updates. Then set up the array?
I have been looking everywhere to find the answers. Not much luck. Those are the only 2 ways I have been able to figure out on how to set it up.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 full version
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Custom built Intel system
- CPU
- Intel 4790k
- Motherboard
- Asus Z-97 AR
- Memory
- 8 (2 x 4) GB Gskill Ares 1600 mghz
- Graphics Card(s)
- Asus Strix GTX 970
- Sound Card
- Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Still working out the details
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 840 Evo 120 GB. 2 Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDd
- PSU
- EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX
- Case
- Raidmax Vampire full tower (black)
- Cooling
- Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler