Solved Is it possible to span and mirror 4 HDDs?

solidcell

New member
So I have 4 2TB HDDs. At the moment, I have them paired off and mirrored through Windows 7 Disk Management. So Disk 1 and Disk 2 are mirrored and act as A:, and Disk 3 and Disk 4 are mirrored and act as B:. (Disk 0/C: is an SSD and is not involved in my question)

This is great for my backup needs, but it would be great if I could also have them spanned so that I really only have an A:. For example, it would be nice to have one "Movies" folder instead of having one in both A: and B:. Certain programs can't handle virtual folders and they don't combine the libraries, so I end up having to look up movies in two places.

Is there any reliable way to both mirror and span at the same time, and be able to recover reliably?
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
It's called RAID 10 and you would have to have a controller (either standalone or on your motherboard) which supported this configuration.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self-Built in July 2009
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
Or mount the drives in a suitable NAS unit...
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built machine
OS
W7 x64
CPU
Intel Q9300 2.5Ghz Quad LGA775 (Would like Q9650)
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3R (F6 Bios)
Memory
4Gb OCZ Gold 1,333Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Palit HD4850 O/C Sonic 512Mb DDR3, Dual DViD's
Sound Card
Azalia to twin Samson 50w Studio Monitors
Monitor(s) Displays
Twin Dell (E-IPS) U2311H 23.6" Screens
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz
Hard Drives
Crucial M4 SSD, archives on twin Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX, 2TB, 7200rpm HDD's, Samsung Ritemaster CD/DVD Burner...
PSU
OCZ 600w
Case
Lian-Li PC8 acoustifoamed' aluminium tower
Cooling
Scythe 140mm Zipang
Keyboard
Cherry PS/2 custom model
Mouse
Lenovo USB laser "Thinkpad" Mouse
Internet Speed
ADSL2+ @14Mbps downstream & Cat6 Gigabit Ethernet
Antivirus
NOD32
Browser
Opera
Other Info
Silicon Dust HD Homerun Dual FTA (Ethernet) TV Tuners, Dray Tek Vigor 2850Vn router and 8x HP Gigabit Switch. Lian-Li CR26 Card Reader, Canon MF4430 iSensys laser printer/scanner.
Ah, bummer, I'll leave it the way it is then. I thought maybe just doing it in Disk Manager in the right order could do it, but alas. Thanks for the replies guys.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Back
Top