At 12:08 AM 4/4/2010, you wrote:
> At 11:28 PM 4/3/2010, you wrote:
> >Which SSD?
>
> OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX30GXXX 2.5" 30GB SATA II MLC Internal
> Solid State Drive
Ok, that's a decent one. Not my current favorite, but a decent one. Make
sure that you upgrade it to 1.41 firmware or better before you do this. I'd
suggest 1.40, but you can't use TRIM in RAID mode, so you want the version
with built-in garbage collection. That's 1.41. You can then upgrade to 1.50.
OK, thanks for the help. I see the firmware, I will go ahead and
order the second drive and then give it a try.
m
>
>
> >Y
> >boot to the disc or USB drive, and continue with the installation to
> the
> >disk management page. Create your partitions here and you will be
> properly
> >aligned. Close the installer at this screen after creating your
> >partitions--if you click next, it will go ahead and install Windows.
>
> but then I would have to do a new install.... right? and I just want
> to keep my current windows 7.
>
No. You're just using the Windows installer to create the partitions on your
new R0 with the correct offsets. Don't actually perform the install. Once
the partitions are created, cancel the Windows installer and restore from
your Acronis backup in VOLUME mode. (I use the B/R 10 version, and don't
know/remember what other editions/versions call it).
> I guess I could temporarily install vista on the D partition
> logical... then create the RAID 0, boot into Vista, create the
> partition with Vista, and then just copy the files from the existing
> primary partition to the new RAID-0.... then use Paragon Partition
> software to mark the RAID 0 active, change the boot drive in the BIOS
> and boot off the windows 7 DVD to restore the boot sector... whew a
> big hassle....
>
> you sure I can't just boot off the Acronis 2010 rescue CD and restore
> the image file? Maybe I should ask Acronis.
