New C drive with RAID setup

[doctrbob]

Hi,
I currently have a RAID 1+0 set up with a 4 channel pci Raid card, configured into 3 partitions. The C drive partition resides in this RAID. What I want to do is install a seperate hard drive off the primary IDE channel of the motherboard, and use this as my boot/C drive, while keeping the RAID for data and programs. How can I set up the new C drive and ignore what is on the RAID C drive? I have read in some other posts about doing a repair reinstall of XP Pro, but I'm not exactly sure of the process for moving my current settings. Should I remove the RAID card until the new C drive is set up, and just make sure the BIOS is set to look for the motherboard C drive first? Then hook up the RAID and move the settings?

My current C partition is only 5 GB, which is partly why I want to put it on a larger stand-alone drive. Also, this should improve performance overall.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
docbob

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: doctrbob
remove the RAID card until the new C drive is set up, and just make sure the BIOS is set to look for the motherboard C drive first?

Bingo.

 

[doctrbob]

Thanks for the quick reply. Am I just doing a clean install of XP, then after rehooking up the RAID do a repair install and have it look to the old C drive for the settings? And what do I do with the C drive on the RAID? Is it possible to rename it? And can I do that after the new C drive is running?

I appreciate any help you can give.

You people on these forums are awesome for sharing your knowledge.

Thanks