I have a 250gb KS drive from Western Digital and I want to create a Mirror raid with it. Now currently I have data on it. Can I create a Raid with the data on it and have the controller mirrow the data already on the drive? or do I have to store it somewhere while I format, raid them and then put the data back on?
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Mirroring drives with Data on it
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It all depends on the controller. Most Intel and Adaptec controllers will expand one drive to a RAID-1, but I can't speak for other stuff.
Agreed above. Really depends on your controller and wether you are using hardware or software RAID. Hardware RAID might be a bit more picky about creating a mirror (and for good reasoning). Software RAID might let you create a mirror, but not initialize. Backup the data just in case and give it a whirl.
Damn I was afraid of that. I don't have another hard drive big enough to store all the info I have on the drive right now. I do have backups but restoring them is a pain :| Shoulda went Raid when i bought the first drive and before I sold my old one 
Btw I'm using the nForce 4 Raid on DFI SLI-DR Expert in case anybody's tried this before.
Btw I'm using the nForce 4 Raid on DFI SLI-DR Expert in case anybody's tried this before.