RAID 1 Vista and XP dual boot

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Don Pullem

I want to setup a RAID 1 system on two blank 250GB HDs on my Dell
Dimension XPSGen5. I want to install Vista on the RAID 1. I have another
250GB HD which presently has XP Home on it. I would like to setup a dual
boot system so that I can still use XP while I build up the Vista RAID 1
system. It's possible I might decide to keep XP (depends how the Vista
install goes).



My Dell manual explains in detail how to setup the RAID 1 using the Intel
RAID Option ROM. I understand how to make the necessary change in the BIOS
for RAID. What I'm not clear on is..



After I install VISTA on the RAID 1 setup and install Vista. Do I have to
go back into the BIOS and change them again in order to access Windows XP?
How do the BIOS get changed depending on what OS you want to boot up?



I need help on how to configure the setup so I can boot to whatever OS I
want to use. I would also like any suggestions on how to partition this
setup. Would it be better to partition the RAID setup and put both OS on it
and use the 3rd HD data/image storage?



Don
 
Well the OS will have to be installed to C: drive (RAID 1),unplug the other
hd
during install,replug after.Having another hd for storage is good,set other
as
page file,also,min. used programs also install to other hd..As for boot
up,set
in BIOS for dual boot....
 
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