Ok i found the hack to allow windows Xp pro to do raid 5 from toms hardware. I bought 4 IDE hard drives (size is irrelevant) and wanted to put them in an external 4 bay IDE enclosure and hook it upto via usb 2.0 (addonics STorage Tower).
Now I read that windows doesn't allow creation of dynamic discs on usb devices, BUT! I plan on converting these disks to dynamic before I put them in the usb storage device thereby setting them up before they go in.
Will this work? anyone know? Will windows xp see the dynamic disks in the usb array and allow me to raid them?
I really want to have this whole thing raid 5'd instead of 4 seperate drives.
Now I read that windows doesn't allow creation of dynamic discs on usb devices, BUT! I plan on converting these disks to dynamic before I put them in the usb storage device thereby setting them up before they go in.
Will this work? anyone know? Will windows xp see the dynamic disks in the usb array and allow me to raid them?
I really want to have this whole thing raid 5'd instead of 4 seperate drives.