How to convert WinXP + Apps on RAID0 to use just one of the two RAID disks?
- by chris5gd
I have two 150GB SATA drives in hardware RAID 0, on which I have my C: (Win XP) and D: (installed apps).
I'm migrating to Windows 7, but I want to keep my XP system until I've got it all running smoothly.
So I want to:
break the RAID
move C: and D: to one of the drives (there's enough room)
use the other drive for Win 7
boot into one or the other
Clearly I can't move C: and D: after breaking the RAID, so I'm assuming I need to image the two partitions first, then break the RAID and restore the images to one of the drives.
So my questions are:
Is this possible?
If so, what would be a good (free) imaging/restore tool?
How do I ensure that the drive will boot after restoring the images?
What sort of gotchas should I look out for?
If there's a better solution than this, I'd be grateful for suggestions.
Thanks!