Add ATA Raid as non-boot disk

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Re: Add ATA Raid as non-boot disk

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1. sounds like a bios problem, it may think the setup keeps changing and asks you to confirm/check it.
2. I have not checked out your raid controller but if it is a true hardware RAID controler you should have no problems.
if it is a fake RAID controler (eg intel ICH? series) then you are better off setting the disks up with the software RAID in linux.
you may have to install the ubuntu server kernel too.
3.the scsi drive should be large enough for your OS and apps as long as your data is on the other disks.
use a server partiton setup on it and you should be fine. eg 2G swap, 4G /, 2G /tmp, 4G /var, and some left over to redistribute or make another partiton.
/home partition could be on your 18G drive or your RAID disks.

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Re: Add ATA Raid as non-boot disk

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to set software raid up in mint first install your system the the scsi 18G drive.
manual partition it with a server like partitioning.
leave the other disks to setup software raid later.
once mint is installed you can use synaptic to install the server kernel. but it may not be needed.
you cant install ubuntu server and mint.
you could install ubuntu server to fully configure all your disks and raid. then you install mint over the server setup on the main disk and mount the RAID disks after the install.

I have seen systems with lots of disks getting confused about which one is the boot disk and partiton.

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