[Pc_Support] WinXP 64-Bit Software Raid Setup Howto?

[carter at carter.cc]

> Secondly, IIRC, _no_ version of Windows XP, not even Pro, supports
> mirroring.  Only the server editions of 2000/2003 do.  I'm not sure
> about Windows 2000 Professional, it might.  Only striping and
> spanning (concating) is supported on non-server versions.  You set it
> up via Disk Manager.


You're quite correct... no mirroring/striping with XP or 2K Pro.  2000
Server, 2003 Server are the only recent OS's that support it.

So if you don't have it available on-board (FRAID) or via a real hardware
controller, you're SOL in Windows Land.

-Carter