Single SSD drive to RAID 0

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kur1j

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I got an extra 60GB Vertex SSD for Christmas. I am wanting to put them in RAID 0 configuration.

The issue is I already have a 60GB Vertex SSD as my main OS drive. Is there an easy way to migrate from a single SSD to RAID 0 configuration without having to do a complete reinstall?
 
you could make an image of your OS drive, build your array, and install the image
 
Would that work as the OS came from a non-raid and moving that onto a raided drive would break/have windows flip out?
 
The image would have to be stored on another drive, not part of the array, but yes, installing an image from a single disk to a raid array works.

This is assuming that the array is not a software array, setup in windows like some folks do with WHS
 
Seeing as current drivers don't support TRIM over RAID just yet... I'd probably just use it as an extra drive for game installs until RAID drivers catch up, unless you really need the sequential write/read speed bump from a RAID array.
 
Impulse said:
Seeing as current drivers don't support TRIM over RAID just yet... I'd probably just use it as an extra drive for game installs until RAID drivers catch up, unless you really need the sequential write/read speed bump from a RAID array.
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Yes but the newest version of the firmware in the OCZ drives have GC (Garbage Collection) that does basically the same thing correct?
 
kur1j said:
Yes but the newest version of the firmware in the OCZ drives have GC (Garbage Collection) that does basically the same thing correct?
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TRIM works everytime you modify data. The GC works only when your drive is idle. Other than that, yes, they accomplish pretty much the same thing.
 
Clonezilla is an good image tool using d2d. Copy the drive and initiate the raid, then copy it back over. You could use your raid configuration tool to rebuild the second drive based on your existing.
 
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