>
> >> Some say this works, some say it doesn't. Does anybody have something
> >> conclusive? In the end, you probably should try it if you want to use
> >> hardware RAID1, and take one of the drives and try to boot from it.
>

Sorry for the wait, the short answer is RAID1 drive boots OK in few tests.

Just in case some are also thinking to do the same, this is my short log:
1. Bought 2 SATA 500GB (best value for money here) and SATA cables, and a
80plus(high efficency) power supply.  The power supply is to save power,
lower room temperature, as well as for the special SATA power plugs.

2. CHKDSK the old IDE HD.
3. Clone old IDE HD to one of the 500GB.  This shall be the source, and note
the channel number.  Cloning takes time.  I got several sector copy
problems, skip all by ignoring them.
4. Remove the old HD from system, boot SATA drive as non RAID.
5. Install RAID chip driver in win OS.  Without this, win OS shall become
unstable.
6. Put in the mirror drive.  Note the channel number. Setup the RAID
settings in BIOS to RAID1, and perform the CREATE process which do the
mirroring.  Mirroring takes time.
7. Done.  If no alarm raise later, the system should be OK.  Happier but
S$500 poorer.

Cheers, Ling SM


>
> At least some adaptec ones put a 'header' on the front. Usually 128
> sectors.
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