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MediaShield RAID Frequently Asked Questions
Dedicated Disk Questions
• Can I assign a dedicated disk to a striped array/JBOD or use a free disk with striped
array/JBOD?
No, free disks and dedicated disks can be only used with a mirrored array or a striped-
mirrored array.
• Once a dedicated disk has been assigned to a RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or RAID 5 array, can
I remove it?
Yes, a dedicated disk can be removed from a RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or a RAID 5 array.
Array Migrating Questions
• Is it possible to migrate a single bootable drive to a two-disk stripe array?
That is, if I have a single drive in the system that is not RAID enabled, then decide to add a
second drive to the system, will I then be able to migrate the single bootable drive to a two-disk
stripe array?
If ʺRAID Enableʺ in the BIOS RAID Config screen is not enabled when the OS is
installed, it is not possible to convert the SATA boot drive into a multi-disk bootable
RAID array.
Therefore, if you want to retain the capability to migrate a single SATA boot drive into
a multi-disk RAID array at a future time, you must perform the OS install onto a single
disk stripe array. You can do this by following the instructions in
“Setting Up a
Bootable RAID Array” on page 21 and selecting ʺRAID Modeʺ striping and then
adding just your single boot disk. Then install the OS using the F6 install mechanism as
described in
Installing the RAID Drivers .
Later, when you want to migrate the single disk into a multi-disk RAID array, follow
the instructions in
“Migrating From One RAID Array to Another” on page 69 .
• Can I delete an array while it is being migrateed?
Yes, but doing so will erase all the data stored on the soon to be migrateed array.
• Can I migrate a bootable RAID array?
Yes, you can migrate to and from any supported RAID configuration.
Windows RAID Application
• What functions can be performed using the MediaShield application?
The following tasks can be performed:
• View information about RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and JBOD (as well as any supported
configuration if you have more than one RAID array active)