[Pc_Support] Re: WinXP 64-Bit Software Raid Setup Howto? -- did I not answer these immediately?

[Bryan J. Smith]

David Simmons wrote:
> Ok...to (complete) the answer my own question..grin (as the responses have
> helped me to realize what needed to happen).

Huh?
http://lists.leap-cf.org/pipermail/pc_support/2006-August/002424.html

> Seemed also like everyone was saying what OS could do it EXCEPT WinXP
> 64-Bit...so maybe this will help someone doing the same.

Yes, I have _never_ messed with Windows XP x64.  Although it is
well-known that many FRAID cards _lack_ Windows XP x64 software
drivers.

> Whereas Windows' Help was pretty useless (typed in RAID for a search
> string - returned nothing!?)...I was able to enter the string 'Striped'
> and it found instructions on how to do it.

Again, from:
http://lists.leap-cf.org/pipermail/pc_support/2006-August/002424.html

To end the e-mail ...
  "Only striping and spanning (concating) is supported on non-server versions.
  You set it up via Disk Manager."

> In a nutshell - my problem was that I already has the space
> partitioned...it needed unpartitioned/empty space on DYNAMIC disks (not
> the normal BASIC type).

Again, from:
http://lists.leap-cf.org/pipermail/pc_support/2006-August/002424.html

At the _very_head_ of that e-mail ...
  "First off, NT5.x (200x/XP) requires use a LDM Disk Label (Dynamic
   Disc) for any volume management."

I don't know how much more direct I can be than that.

> Hope that helps to complete the thread - thanks to the many thorough
> responses.

I thought I answered your questions immediately after you asked them.
Maybe I just don't know how to communicate well via e-mail?