!i thought you had discovered something that a lot of MR members are keen to solve, but you havent got your windows setup on the part of the RAID
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!i thought you had discovered something that a lot of MR members are keen to solve, but you havent got your windows setup on the part of the RAID
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i thought you had discovered something that a lot of MR members are keen to solve, but you havent got your windows setup on the part of the RAID
nm
I do now!
But I solved this problem a long time ago by the help with another user here on MacRumors. In fact, it was the other user who made me realize that I can use partitions with RAID in OSX instead of using the whole drive.
VMware Fusion is able to link into that drive also. Just tested it.
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I do now!
But I solved this problem a long time ago by the help with another user here on MacRumors. In fact, it was the other user who made me realize that I can use partitions with RAID in OSX instead of using the whole drive.
VMware Fusion is able to link into that drive also. Just tested it.
how long is a long time ago? this problem was within the last year or so, and im pretty sure it cant be fixed.
the thing im talking about is having two drives in RAID0, then creating 2 partitions from the RAID0 of any particular size. using GUID, it is impossible to install OSX and bootcamp on each individual partition.
i was under the impression that you have a different setup to this?
e.g. RAID0, 750GB from 1TB + 750GB from 750GB = 1.5TB, then windows gets the remaining 250GB. correct? if thats the case, then thats a different scenario.
Uh. I'm a bit confused on the first part. Are you asking if you have 2x 1TB and you partition it say...
2x 750GB for OSX
2x 250GB for Windows/Boot Camp
In that scenario, it technically should work since Windows does have a integrated software RAID system, but that's only offered on the higher end such as Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate and Server OSes I believe.
I'm using 1TB + 750GB, Raiding 2x 750GB for 1.5TB for OSX and 250GB for Windows. Its the most simple solution currently for me. Since I do not triple boot, using 2x1TB with an extra partition is useless.
nah i wasnt asking that, i was asking if you had OSX on a partition of the RAID, AND if you had windows on that SAME RAID partition. which you do not.
if you were to try creating 2 RAID0's using GUID, one for OSX that is roughly 750GB in size (500GB+250GB), and another for windows that is roughly 750GB again (these can change of course) - it would simply not work.
alas, it doesnt work. apple RAIDs must be done in GUID, and windows doesnt support GUID. i can find the thread if you REALLY want me to haha
yes very simple solution. great really
You can't do that in the first place. Within a RAID, the 2 becomes 1 partition. You cannot partition a partition in RAID. You can create a 2nd raid using the 2nd partition within the two drives.
Furthermore, in RAID, both drives have to be the same size.
Secondly, Windows Server 2008+ operating systems support GPT. It's technically possible here. GUID is the same as GPT because GPT is "GUID Partition Table". Plus, we use EFI so it's possible if we can boot with EFI for Windows...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table
One reason OSX uses GUID Partition Table because it can support much higher drive sizes, 2TB+. The MBR is limited at 2TB max size.
The same. My battery is 4 years old and only have ~60% capacity left. Currently, while gaming Star Trek Online under both Vista and OSX, I get about 1 hour 15 minutes out of it, the same as before.
maybe i didnt explain it properly. one is to create 4 partitions, 2 from each drive. then you RAID each of those individual partitions across the 2 HDDs to create it.
not if you are partitioning.
take 2x1TB drives for example.. disk01, and disk02
from disk01, you create 2 partitions: 400Gb + 100Gb. you also do the same on disk02, 400Gb + 100Gb
now, as the partitions are the same size, its possible to RAID the similar sizes - 400Gb creates an 800Gb partition, and 100Gb creates a 200Gb RAID partition.
but anyway, thats besides the point. the point is that you cannot do this to multiboot OX + win.
when the discussion took place, server 08 wasnt out then - everybody was trying vista/win7 etc. but it is interesting to note that it maybe be possible now
thanks for providing that.
maybe i didnt explain it properly. one is to create 4 partitions, 2 from each drive. then you RAID each of those individual partitions across the 2 HDDs to create it.
not if you are partitioning.
take 2x1TB drives for example.. disk01, and disk02
from disk01, you create 2 partitions: 400Gb + 100Gb. you also do the same on disk02, 400Gb + 100Gb
now, as the partitions are the same size, its possible to RAID the similar sizes - 400Gb creates an 800Gb partition, and 100Gb creates a 200Gb RAID partition.
I did that example of that several posts ago... and I said you can do two different raids using the same two drives...
I was using it as an example for Boot Camp, but if you're just going to partition it for data or whatnot, it works.
If we can use EFI for booting instead of an emulated BIOS, then currently only the 64-bit versions of Vista, 2008, 2008 R2, and Windows 7 can natively use GPT. No service pack required for any of them since they were built with that ability. So far from my searching, it appears that you cannot boot with the native EFI.
Also, Windows Server 2008 is built upon Vista... same as Windows Server 2008 R2 is built upon Windows 7.
you used the 2x750GB examples? with ya now
i was uuhh... reiterating! lolindeed
all i know is that from the practical testings of a number of users, its impossible to install any versions of windows on a GUID formatted RAID.
i might revive the thread saying that 2008 server might work
all i know is that from the practical testings of a number of users, its impossible to install any versions of windows on a GUID formatted RAID.
i might revive the thread saying that 2008 server might work
It does work. In our classroom server, we're using GPT with 4TB (4x1TB) in a RAID-0 booting with GPT on Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 64-bit. Dumb idea to run it as RAID-0 but its a dummy server for us students so it didn't really matter. The thing gives us a lot of trouble though, might just make the teacher redo the entire server on his desktop since we didn't need a blade in the first place lol
It deos definately work
I've installed a 1TB HDD in a Macbook Pro 13". You can see the proof here:
http://bit.ly/b5sM3Z (Flickr)
I've installed a 1TB HDD in a Macbook Pro 13". You can see the proof here:
http://bit.ly/b5sM3Z (Flickr)
Yeah I'm waiting for my drive to hopefully arrive by the end of the week. I know I'll get my NewModeUS enclosure by Saturday.
I am looking into getting an intel X25-E 64GB SSD, to use as a boot drive, can I Partition this drive, to boot OS X, and windows 7? I also want to put applications like Autodesk Inventor, and AutoCAD on this drive. Then use my 500GB 7200RPM drive for data storage
Is this possible?
Is this possible?
The X25-E drive is very fast, but for it's not really a good choice because you won't really be able to fit much onto it. A Windows 7 installation will require at least 15GB, OS X at least 8GB. Add a few more programs and the end result is that you will want a larger drive. Yes SLC flash is reliable, but not really necessary, as its built for high IO (which you don't get on a laptop computer) and for longevity (and you'll no doubt either upgrade to a bigger capacity in a few years). I'd get a X25-M or if you don't mind other brands, the new OWC Mercury Extreme SSD based on the Sandforce controller is a very good choice.
those OWC drives look pretty solid (no pun intended) would the 100GB drive be enough? all I want is to have both Operating Systems, iLife, iWork, filemaker Pro 11, autodesk inventor, and autoCAD. any other applications can go on the 7200 RPM drive
haha wow.. 4-drive RAID0 on a testing server? im sure that you REALLY need that sorta bandwidth on that thing
good to know that it does run on GUID. cheers for that.
Well I just got my 1TB drive and newmodeus optibay an hour ago.
Installation was okay. Noticed that the optibay lacks the screw holes needed to screw the thing to the chassis. Kapton tape came in handy again.
Otherwise runs great. I did try to insert my Drive Genius disk to try to run a verification forgetting that I removed the optical drive. Thank you Apple for Netboot.
Installation was okay. Noticed that the optibay lacks the screw holes needed to screw the thing to the chassis. Kapton tape came in handy again.
Otherwise runs great. I did try to insert my Drive Genius disk to try to run a verification forgetting that I removed the optical drive. Thank you Apple for Netboot.
the ONLY time when i need to use optical media is when other people ask for me to burn something... which really annoys me lol!
could you not virtually mount it?
No I was using the bootable disk. I got it working on Netboot, so I can check my SSD and the new drive.