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Hey guys, |
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There seems to be a lot of confusion over this RAID thing. |
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Hardware RAID does not use partitions. The entire drive is used (or, |
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actually, the amount defined in setting up the array) and all I/O is |
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handled by the BIOS on the RAID controller. The array appears as a |
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single drive to the OS and can then be partitioned and formatted like |
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any other drive. |
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Software RAID can be created within existing MSDOS-style partitions - |
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indeed must be if the array is to be bootable. |
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The OP seems to be doing the latter so the comments about removing a |
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drive and re-formatting are perfectly valid. |
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In order not to confuse the matter further, I deliberately left out the |
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pseudo-hardware controllers on many modern motherboards. ;) |
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Be lucky, |
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Neil |
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http://www.neiljw.com/ |
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