On Son, 04 Mai 2003, Ian Batterbee wrote: > - Am I supposed to use md to do the array ? No > - Is there some way I can still use ataraid ? No, the hpt driver part of ataraid is not developed any more -- AFAIK! > - If I do use ataraid, should I break the mirror in the BIOS, or should > I leave it enabled ? Do nothing. > - How do I determine the state of the mirror (depends on how I created > the mirror) Best would be: If you have linux only, to use md instead of ataraid or anything else, just forget the stupid hpt softraid. The md is in fact better than hptraid etc. Problematic is the case when you have both windows and linux on the same two disks and want to use the software raid drivers of hpt on windows. No idead for this. Best wishes Norbert ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norbert Preining <preining AT logic DOT at> Technische Universität Wien gpg DSA: 0x09C5B094 fp: 14DF 2E6C 0307 BE6D AD76 A9C0 D2BF 4AA3 09C5 B094 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUDBY A nipple clearly defined through flimsy or wet material. --- Douglas Adams, The Meaning of Liff