will a raid 0 array be bootable w/o drivers?

[resinboy]

I have 2 raptors, and want to keep the existing OS intact- ( everything is on 1 drive currently). I tried the Intel Migration software built into the Application Accelerator software, and with the raid controller enabled on my board, she won't boot fully into windows, and with the controller turned off, the Intel softeware won't load.
Can I just create a raid 0 array, partiton and format, Ghost the partitons over to the array, and boot to windows, then install the raid drivers?

 

[LED]

Try creating the RAID0 Array while booting off the IDE and install the drivers. The Ghost the HD to the new Array and afterwards boot off of RAID.
You'll have to change the BIOS Boot option back n forth but it worked for me.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

First and foremore, install the RAID drivers in your Windows setup.
Then set up the array, partition, format, and Ghost them over.
Otherwise, prepare for a BSOD on bootup and a dead OS install.

- M4H

 

[resinboy]

let me clarify: Raptor-1 , 3 partitions ( boot, progs, data)
raptor2- currently blank.
WD 80 gig- mp3's, etc, also Ghost Image storage.
Running XP Pro.
Mercenary, are you suggesting creating a new array, installing Windows, raid drivers when called for (f-6), then ghosting the old"C" partition over the newly installed Windows partition? Won't that overwrite the raid drivers in the (new) windows partition?

 

[Jeff7]

From Symantec:
Ghost does not support dynamic disks having spanned, striped, or RAID-5 volumes

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So if I'm reading that stuff right, Ghost doesn't support RAID arrays. Haven't verified that myself though.

 

[LED]

I don't do Dynamic, so I wouldn't know about that but my Ghost 7 proggie copies from RAID to IDE, back n forth all the time. That's how I back-up and I have 2 Partitions with NFTS and Fat32.

 

[Ketchup]

Once you install the drivers, the RAID0 array will appear to be one large drive for all practical purposes, so I see no reason why Ghost would not work with it.