The A8V has two sets of SATA connectors. One set is intrinsic to the VIA
VT8237, the second is an add-on Promise controller.
Both are RAID capable. However, if I understand the manual correctly, the
Promise controller has the capability to add a second drive in RAID 1 with
an existing drive without losing data, but the VIA controller does not. (It
supports RAID 0 or 1, but I see no mention of a way to go to RAID 1 from a
single SATA disk configuration without wiping the existing disk.) I haven't
donne this, though.
In my own system, I'm using the VIA controller with a pair of SATA drives in
RAID 0. I've disabled the Promise controller in the BIOS, as I'm not using
it at the moment. (Saves a few seconds at boot.)
HTH.
Bob Knowlden
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> I'm putting together a new system with an Asus A8V motherboard and a 250
> GB
> Maxtor SATA hard drive. Initially, I intend to use just one hard drive,
> but
> in the future I will add an identical hard drive for RAID 1. I have no
> experience with SATA drives or RAID. I will be using Windows XP Pro.
>
> Can anyone walk me through the procedure? Per the A8V manual, I understand
> that I can add a new drive later to create RAID 1. It is my understanding
> that everything on my first drive will be left alone when adding the
> second
> drive for RAID 1.
>
> The MB has Serial ATA connectors and RAID Serial ATA connectors. My gut
> tells me to connect the single drive to the RAID connectors and set the
> BIOS
> for a single drive configuration. Is my gut right?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> OS
>
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