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Windows Software Mirroring (RAID 1) does not work as a hardware mirror would, allowing the system to stay running after a disk fails. &nbsp;To get that kind of redundancy you need a hardware mirror (RAID controller)
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Windows Software Mirroring (RAID 1) does not work as a hardware mirror would, allowing the system to stay running after a disk fails.  To get that kind of redundancy you need a hardware mirror (RAID controller)

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My primary data drive failed, crashed, however it was being mirrored. My understanding is that if the primary fails, then the mirrored drive would pick up and run so that I could access data. THat did not happen. I have 4 drives in my system. Scsi ID #1 is O/S drive C, SCSI #2 is data drive # 1 (unmirrored), Drive 3 is data files (crashed) and Drive 4 mirrored drice 3. How do I make O?S recognize &amp;&nbsp;use data stored on Drive 4?
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My primary data drive failed, crashed, however it was being mirrored. My understanding is that if the primary fails, then the mirrored drive would pick up and run so that I could access data. THat did not happen. I have 4 drives in my system. Scsi ID #1 is O/S drive C, SCSI #2 is data drive # 1 (unmirrored), Drive 3 is data files (crashed) and Drive 4 mirrored drice 3. How do I make O?S recognize & use data stored on Drive 4?

Mirrored Drives running on Win 2K serve

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.