New
#1
Deleting Former RAID Structure on HDD
I just rebuilt my system using a separate "C" drive for the OS and apps plus a second HDD for data. I'm using Windows 7 Pro. The data drive was previously used as half of a mirrored array. The twin drive is on a shelf in the garage. I reformatted the data drive but am getting a message during POST that the system is "not in RAID mode now, there is still RAID structure in the hard disc".
I guess I needed to do more than format the data drive; I'm now thinking I needed to delete and recreate the partition and then format (just one partition, not multiple). In the old days, this might have been handled by FDisk. I assume that there is a better way now.
I'm thinking of copying all the files on the data drive elsewhere, reinitializing (repartitioning) and formatting it from within Windows using "Disc Management". Then I copy the data back and I'm done. Does this seem like a reasonable solution?