Software (WinXP) raid1 on Windows 7?

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Firestone

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Hi,

it's possible to use raid1 builded on Windows XP SP2 32-bit (SW raid1 manually enabled in Windows XP by re-writed this files: dmadmin.exe, dmboot.sys, dmconfig.dll) in Windows 7 RTM 64-bit? So if Win7 can support raid1 natively like Windows Server 2003 :)
I mean use without rebuilding raid1 array or something like that. Simply install Win7 and start to using raid1 which has been created in WinXP. It's possible? Thanks alot for any information about this problem.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows XP SP2 32-bit
I have no direct experience with Windows software RAID, but I would think that any Windows native filesystem configuration supported in XP would also be supported in Win 7. However, although I do see striped and spanned volumes, I do not see an option for creating mirrors, though they are mentioned in the disk maintenance help. I'm using Home Premium though, maybe in Pro and Ultimate.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom workstation /// Lenovo X61t tablet notebook
OS
Windows 7 RTM x64
CPU
Core i7 980X @ 4.04GHz OC /// Core Duo L7500 @ 1.6GHz
Motherboard
Asus P6T6 WS Revolution ///
Memory
12GB G. Skill @ DDR-1600 OC /// 4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Saphire HD4870 Toxic 1GB /// Intel Mobile GMA X3100
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual Eizo 24" SX2461W /// 12"
Screen Resolution
1920x1200 /// 1400x1050
Hard Drives
Workstation:
5x 750GB Barracuda-11 on Areca ARC-1220;
4x 1.5TB Barracuda-11 on Intel ICH10R;
Volumes:
300GB RAID 0, 2.7TB RAID 10 on Intel;
100GB RAID 0, 1.4TB RAID 10 on Areca ///
Notebook: G.Skill Titan 256GB SSD
PSU
Tagan ITZ 1100
Case
GHS-1500 ///
Cooling
Thermalright IFX-14 + a slew of stealth fans ///
Keyboard
Logitech Edge ///
Mouse
Logitech Wireless Optical Trackball
Internet Speed
5Mbps down / 820Kbps up
Other Info
Main use: photography;
DVD Drive: L.G GGW-H20L Blu-Ray / DVD;
OC: QPI/DRAM @ 1.33v, CPU @ 1.293v, DRAM Bus @ 1.65v, CPU PLL @ 1.88v, CPU mult = 25x, BCLK = 160, DDR3-1604 @ 7-8-7-24
Ok... I will try Ultimate version.

EDITED: So Ultimate version support raid1 (Mirror) - told me friend - he test it on vmware.
EDITED2: I tested too and I have no problem with SW raid1 created in WinXP Pro. Everything seems to be ok in Win7.
 
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My Computer

OS
Windows XP SP2 32-bit
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