Reinstall OS and Leave RAID 1 Intact ?

[Magnusfarce]

Hi Everyone -

I built a nice machine last year but it has developed some problems and I
need to strip out the OS and reinstall. This was my first use of a RAID
configuration (RAID 1 to be specific) and all went well. This mirrored pair
is for data only and there is a 74 gig Raptor that houses the OS and some
apps. (The system is detailed below.)

My question is this: can I reinstall the OS without wiping and reformatting
the mirrored RAID data drives? I don't remember enough about the process to
recall if this was an option. If so, how would I go about it? Thanks in
advance for any thoughts.

- Magnusfarce



Motherboard: Abit AN8 Fatal1ty SLI

Processor: Athlon 64 X2 4400+ CPU

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS9500

Memory: Mushkin 4x512 PC3200 DChannel

Graphics: eVGA 7800GT CO, oc'd to 470

PSU: Enermax Noisetaker 600w

Main HDD: WDigital 76gb Raptor (OS)

Data HDD's: WD2500 SATA-2, 250gb, 16mb cache in RAID 1

Case: CoolerMaster CMStacker

OS: XP Pro

 

[Rod Speed]

I built a nice machine last year but it has developed some problems
and I need to strip out the OS and reinstall. This was my first use
of a RAID configuration (RAID 1 to be specific) and all went well. This mirrored pair is for data
only and there is a 74 gig Raptor that
houses the OS and some apps. (The system is detailed below.)

My question is this: can I reinstall the OS without wiping and reformatting the mirrored RAID
data drives?
Yes.

I don't remember enough about the process to recall if this was an option.

Yes it is, essentially where you specify were to put the OS and what to format.

If so, how would I go about it?

Boot the OS CD, tell it to install the OS on the Raptor.

 

[philo]

option.

Yes it is, essentially where you specify were to put the OS and what to format.

Boot the OS CD, tell it to install the OS on the Raptor.

Correct advice.

If you have any questions as to what you are doing...
disconnect the RAID array while reinstalling the OS