Different RAID question

Hey all,

I have set up a RAID array on my computer. I have 2 IBM 40 gig drives running in RAID 0, they are both on separate channels, IE, one is primary on ide 3 (raid channel) and one on ide 4 (raid channel), My question is, I also have another 40 gig drive that has all my windows and stuff on it as it was BEFORE I set up the other drives as raid. Now can I put them on the cable as the secondary slave on either ide 3 or 4, or should I put it on another channel alltogether, like with my CD-RW ? Does it matter ??

Plugging your other drive into another IDE channel altogether is no problem. I don't know for sure, but you should be able to plug it in as a slave drive also, but I wouldn't recommend it if you have an extra IDE channel open because slave drives are slower than primary drives.

I have a similar setup, but with 60GB hard drives and have had no problems installing extra hard drives. Hope this helps, post back if you have other questions

I would stick it on another channel entirely, that way you don't risk bandwidth contention when u start copying files between the drives - Particularly if you have an onboard raid controller.