I have an a roughly 2 year old 80gig HD that was the Master on my old system running XP Home. (Don't remember RPM)
Currently I want to buy a 10,000 RPM 120gig HD to be the master in my new system running XP Pro.
In the past all I did was set the jumper on the second HD to slave and hook it up the same way the Master was connected to the Mobo and PSU. Apparently doing this alone resulted in some instablity and I suffered several bad system crashes.
I would like to "do things right" for my new system, however I can find little information on what "RAID" is and how it can be used to set-up two HDs in one system. Also, I'm curious whether the old HD having an XP Home Installation or (possibly) a slower RPM then my new HD will have any adverse effect on the set-up.
I would appreciate if anyone can give me some links to guides or explanations on the best way to set up two HDs in your system.
Thank you!
Currently I want to buy a 10,000 RPM 120gig HD to be the master in my new system running XP Pro.
In the past all I did was set the jumper on the second HD to slave and hook it up the same way the Master was connected to the Mobo and PSU. Apparently doing this alone resulted in some instablity and I suffered several bad system crashes.
I would like to "do things right" for my new system, however I can find little information on what "RAID" is and how it can be used to set-up two HDs in one system. Also, I'm curious whether the old HD having an XP Home Installation or (possibly) a slower RPM then my new HD will have any adverse effect on the set-up.
I would appreciate if anyone can give me some links to guides or explanations on the best way to set up two HDs in your system.
Thank you!