Starting a raid drive

[ChefMark]

I just built my first computer and wanted to install a raid drive and I was going to do a raid 1 so I could get a back up just incase. I have already loaded the operating system and other software. My question is do I have star over and fomat again or can I just do it. I have 2 seagate 250HD, Asus Max formula motherboard, Dual-Core Processor 8400.

 

[Ziggy!talon]

I just built my first computer and wanted to install a raid drive and I was going to do a raid 1 so I could get a back up just incase. I have already loaded the operating system and other software. My question is do I have star over and fomat again or can I just do it. I have 2 seagate 250HD, Asus Max formula motherboard, Dual-Core Processor 8400.

some raid bios's will let you rebuild an array once one drive has already been set up, in raid:1 anyway..so wont...you'll just have to try it...im guessing your probably gonna end up reinstalling windows though...