HDD merge

[boo]

i have a main 250gb IDE HDD and a slave 80gb IDE HDD
is ther anyway i can merge these HDD's so they act as one?
any help appreciated
boo

[tommy gusack]

heres one solution me good friend.


http://www.castlecops.com/t149607-How_to_merge_2_Drives_into_One.html

Hope it helped cause I just wasted 3 min of my life.

[kuszmania9999]

for me there are 2 easy way

1st : using software like partition magic / paragon
2nd: travel to the hdd manufacturer & download the hdd utilities, it can make it as one back again.

NOte: backup anything coz i will not reponsible for any loss data...LOL

[patio]

Pay Attention:

These are 2 physical drives and not partitions.
This cannot be done without using a RAID setup.

Read before hitting the POST button.

[boo]

patio, thats just what i was thinking......
so which solution can i use?

[boo]

how would i go about setting up a RAID set up and how complicated is it and does it envolve reformating both drives?

[2k_dummy]

The best advise in your situation is leave it as is. Because of the difference in drive capacity, RAID is out. If you are not familiar with RAID, I suggest you do some serious research before you wind up screwing yourself.

[patio]

2K is absolutely correct...it can take a good deal of effort to setup a RAID array properly.
The HDD's have to be equal in capacity for one...you would also need a controller card ...additional hardware...
In short there's not much advantage to a home based system which is why i offered no details.

This however will get you started if you want to pursue it...

[boo]

thanx very much for ur help guys
preciate it