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Windows XP HDD Size Limit and RAID?
LockedHi All and thanks in advance for the help.
I’m a little confused regarding the Windows XP SP2 disk drive size limit (2TB per physical disk) and RAID Arrays.
I am running into storage issues on my pc, and have certain files that I CANNOT afford to lose, so I am currently backing them up across multiple HD’s. I am considering implementing an external RAID solution, using RAID 10 and 5 external HD’s in a hot-swappable enclosure.
I’m pretty sure that Windows XP will see this as a single logical drive….am I right? And, if so, does the same 2TB limitation apply? Am I stuck with 4/500GB HD’s, or 5 approx 400GB drives. Can the RAID array total more than 2TB? And, if so, how will Windows see it?
Sorry for the ignorance, but I’ve never had to deal with RAID’s before, so it’s something I’ve never really paid attention to, at least not as far as this is concerned.
At least I know WHERE to turn to for HELP….!!!
Louis