On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:19:45 -0800, "relic" <relic211@cjb.net> wrote:
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>"~~Alan~~" <a.shepro-NoSpam@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "relic" <relic211@cjb.net> wrote in message
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>>>> Preface: I am fully aware of the ramifications of data integrity with
>>>> JBOD and RAID-1 (I suppose JBOD and RAID-1 should be nRAID -
>>>> Non-Redundant array of Inexpensive Disks).
>>>>
>>>> I have 2 HDDs of different sizes in a test system and I'd like to create
>>>> an array of JBOD with Windows 7. My motherboard nor my BIOS is capable
>>>> of this. Can I do this in Software with Windows 7?
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>>> Never seen a motherboard/BIOS that couldn't support the IDE configuration
>>> (JBOD).
The last few mobos I bought included on-board JBOD support, but AFAIK
it's still pretty rare. RAID support is slowly trickling down through
the various product lines, and JBOD support comes along for the ride.
>What kind of MB and BIOS do you have?
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>> I have an "older" motherboard. It was stock with my Dell Dimension 4600
>> computer to be exact.
>>
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>From what I see in your Manual:
>http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim4600/en/4600i/index.htm
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>You have IDE Mode disks (JBOD) by default whether they are IDE or SATA.
Where'd you see that? I checked the owner's manual and several of the
tech specs pages and saw no mention of JBOD support. As far as I can
tell, the OP will need to install a RAID card to get JBOD support
unless you're seeing something I'm not.
>Check your manual and it it can't support RAID... and you still want
>RAID 0 or 1, I'd get a RAID Controller card _AND_ a pair of new, matching
>HDDs.
Then again, the whole idea of JBOD is that you can use the drives you
already have on hand, rather than buying new or matched sets.