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Is it possible to format/combine two physical hard disks as a single partition in My Computer in Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit?
Windows 7 32-bit: format/combine two physical hard disks as a single partition
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Take a look at this guide:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/36504/how-to-create-a-software-raid-array-in-windows-7/
EDIT: To clarify: In this guide a spanned volume is made, which has no fault tolerance. That means that when 1 disk goes down it takes the whole setup with it.
You can go with something like mirrored volumes. This is a more secure option, but the drawback is that the storage space isn't as efficient as it could be with no fault tolerance, it is up to you to decide this.
Take a look at this document for more information.
Duijf
Posted 2010-12-20T12:42:03.177
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Windows 7 include software RAID support, so you can turn two disks into one, but you will take a performance hit... Try a RAID level 0 solution for your needs
CamronBute
Posted 2010-12-20T12:42:03.177
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If one of the disks goes, then can I simply see the files and folders in the other disk? Or do I lose the whole thing? – None – 2010-12-20T13:01:12.123
It is a spanned volume, so there is no fault tolerance. If one of the disks fails the whole setup fails. A solution is to go with mirrored volumes, a more secure option. The drawback is that storage space is halfed at least. Take a look at the table here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID#Standard_levels for more information.
– Duijf – 2010-12-20T13:07:08.700