RAID0

This is definitely possible, I've done it, and the opposite more than once,
what are you using for backup software?

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"Norsk" <Norsk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I made a mistake and created a RAID0 of my 2 drives. Since the drives were
> not the same size I lost disk space on the larger one.
> Can I make a full system backup, remove the RAID0 defenitions from the
> drives in BOIS and do a full system restore and that way get rid of the
> RAID0, or will the restore process require RAID0 again?
> Thanks for any help you can provide.
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I'm using the backup software that comes with Vista Ultima, Full System
Backup and will use the System CD to get the restore started as described in
the HELP for Full System Restore.
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"David B." wrote:

> This is definitely possible, I've done it, and the opposite more than once,
> what are you using for backup software?
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> "Norsk" <Norsk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> >I made a mistake and created a RAID0 of my 2 drives. Since the drives were
> > not the same size I lost disk space on the larger one.
> > Can I make a full system backup, remove the RAID0 defenitions from the
> > drives in BOIS and do a full system restore and that way get rid of the
> > RAID0, or will the restore process require RAID0 again?
> > Thanks for any help you can provide.
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> > Nordmann

>
>

No experience on how that will work, I've use Ghost and Acronis True Image
successfully.

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"Norsk" <Norsk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm using the backup software that comes with Vista Ultima, Full System
> Backup and will use the System CD to get the restore started as described
> in
> the HELP for Full System Restore.
> --
> Nordmann
>
>
> "David B." wrote:
>

>> This is definitely possible, I've done it, and the opposite more than
>> once,
>> what are you using for backup software?
>>
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>> "Norsk" <Norsk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:9CCB4325-03EC-401D-BEA0-0AB9C40AC874@microsoft.com...

>> >I made a mistake and created a RAID0 of my 2 drives. Since the drives
>> >were
>> > not the same size I lost disk space on the larger one.
>> > Can I make a full system backup, remove the RAID0 defenitions from the
>> > drives in BOIS and do a full system restore and that way get rid of
>> > the
>> > RAID0, or will the restore process require RAID0 again?
>> > Thanks for any help you can provide.
>> > --
>> > Nordmann

>>
>>

you can but......

if the partition on the raid-0 spans the entire size of the raid-0 combo you
have to shrink the partition the a bit smaller that the size of the disk you
want to restore to.

I found out the ugly way that the restore wants at least as much diskspace
as it had when the backup was made. Even if that amount was not totally
used.


"Norsk" <Norsk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I made a mistake and created a RAID0 of my 2 drives. Since the drives were
> not the same size I lost disk space on the larger one.
> Can I make a full system backup, remove the RAID0 defenitions from the
> drives in BOIS and do a full system restore and that way get rid of the
> RAID0, or will the restore process require RAID0 again?
> Thanks for any help you can provide.
> --
> Nordmann

Now that you mention that I remember discovering the same thing when I used
the Vista backup utility once, which is why I no longer use it.

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"Patrick" <patrick.kessen@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> you can but......
>
> if the partition on the raid-0 spans the entire size of the raid-0 combo
> you have to shrink the partition the a bit smaller that the size of the
> disk you want to restore to.
>
> I found out the ugly way that the restore wants at least as much diskspace
> as it had when the backup was made. Even if that amount was not totally
> used.
>