RaiD 1 differnt size disks

[PCtechsupport]

If I set up a RAID 1 on two disks one 250 & one 200 gig repectivly can I
partion the 250gig drive to to one partition of 200 and one of 50 gigs then
set the RAID to use the two 200 gigs partions and then i would have the
50gig partition as a spare storage area with its own drive letter?

I think thats about as clear as mud lol but I'm sure you all know what i
mean?
TIA

 

[Zadok]

If I set up a RAID 1 on two disks one 250 & one 200 gig repectivly can I
partion the 250gig drive to to one partition of 200 and one of 50 gigs then
set the RAID to use the two 200 gigs partions and then i would have the
50gig partition as a spare storage area with its own drive letter?

I think thats about as clear as mud lol but I'm sure you all know what i
mean?
TIA

No. You can't RAID partitions.

Try it just for fun.

-- Zadok
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[Brian Cryer]

If I set up a RAID 1 on two disks one 250 & one 200 gig repectivly can I
partion the 250gig drive to to one partition of 200 and one of 50 gigs
then set the RAID to use the two 200 gigs partions and then i would have
the 50gig partition as a spare storage area with its own drive letter?

I think thats about as clear as mud lol but I'm sure you all know what i
mean?
TIA

It depends on what you are using to do the raid 1 mirroring. If you have a
raid card then at best it will give you a mirrored 200gb partition, but I
doubt you'll be able to access the remaining 50gigs.

If you are using a software raid - such as via Windows, then I expect it
would allow you to create a 200gb mirrored drive plus a separate 50gig
partition. I've not tried it, so could be wrong, but I'd expect it to allow
that.