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    Fake / Software Raid Install Question

    Hey

    I have a Dell 9150 set up with 2 250 GB Western Digital hard drives in RAID 1. Afer problems trying to set up a dual boot with windows XP and Kubuntu i think ive found out that im using a fakeraid that came bundled with the Dell motherboard.

    Basically i was wondering whether you think its best to try a long winded work around, or try to ditch the fakeraid and set up a software raid. As you can see i think i prefer the software option, but im just a newbie to this sorta thing and so want your expert opinions!

    How do i go about ditching the fakeraid and setting up the sofware raid? What steps do i take? Do you think software raid is better than fakeraid generally? Will having a software raid instead of a fakeraid make it easier in hard drive detection of my raid 1 array when installing further operating systems (im thinking about trying SUSE as well as / instead of Kubuntu)?

    Thanks for the input

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    Re: Fake / Software Raid Install Question

    i believe it would be best to get a PCI raid controller compatible with Linux ....

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      Re: Fake / Software Raid Install Question

      Originally posted by Gezzer
      i believe it would be best to get a PCI raid controller compatible with Linux ....
      Thanks for the reply.

      You mean set up a hardware RAID? This probably would be best, but i was trying to exhaust all my free options first as ive heard they can be quite expensive and for a home pc a little over the top!

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