Re: Hard Drives - 2xPhysical = 1xVirtual


"Tom Baldwin" <tomba_nospam_@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My new Dell 9100 has two 160GB hard drives, but WIndows sees only one
> at 295GB.
>
> I specifically ordered two for backup / imaging.
>
> How do I get WIndows to recognises them separately?
>
> Thanks.

There were two ways to order your configuration. One was Mirrored and one
was Spanned (also called Performance). Either you ordered or they
mistakenly shipped it as spanned.

You can change it, but you'll have to back up the entire machine and
reinstall everything including XP.

Tom


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