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  1. PWLEECH
    pwLeech Win User

    How do I install three identical blank 250Gb SSD drives in a "storage spaces" solution?...


    I'm trying to do this during my installation but... How do I do that if Without the OS?

    people say go to the task bar and type storage. How(no windows yet

    :)
     
    pwLeech, Nov 10, 2018
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  2. IRONROD
    IronRod Win User

    Storage space keeps reporting a drive is disconnected

    I've created a three-drive, parity storage space under Windows 10. On an occasional, though not infrequent basis, it reports one of the drives is "disconnected". But the drive is, in fact, connected hardware-wise. The only thing that I've found that corrects
    this is to shut-down the computer and then start it. A restart does not correct this error. After the shut-down/start-up, it finds the drive and repairs the pool. It has now happened twice since installing Windows 10 just over a week ago.

    I am wondering if this might be related to one of the drives being connected as a IDE "slave". I don't know why that would matter given there's nothing really different operationally between a slave vs master IDE but it is one thing I've noted. The motherboard
    supports six SATA2 ports though the BIOS allows for eight IDE connections. Here's how they're currently connected:

    • 0 master - Boot SSD drive
    • 0 slave - empty
    • 1 master - CD/DVD
    • 1 slave - Storage SSD drive
    • 2 master - Storage SSD drive
    • 3 master - Storage SSD drive
    • 4 master - not supported by hardware
    • 4 slave - not supported by hardware
    Specifications:

    • This is a clean install of Windows 10 x64, 8GB ram, E8400 Core Duo. BIOS is up-to-date.
    • Boot drive is Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB.
    • Storage Space is comprised of three Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB set for parity.
     
    IronRod, Nov 10, 2018
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  3. EDWARDSCHMITZ
    EdwardSchmitz Win User
    Storage spaces doesn't show some of my drives.

    I have a brand new system. Only the OS has been install. Windows 10 home.

    I have two identical internal 1TB SATA drives. I have one external USB drive. One of the internal drives has the OS installed. The other is blank. I want to use the two internal drives in a mirror config for reliability of storage using Storage Spaces.

    The two internal drives don't show in Storage Spaces. The USB drive shows.

    I am just learning about Storage Spaces and would appreciate help in understanding what is happening.

    ***Post moved by the moderator to the appropriate forum category.***
     
    EdwardSchmitz, Nov 10, 2018
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  4. VK8366
    Vk8366 Win User

    How do I install three identical blank 250Gb SSD drives in a "storage spaces" solution?...

    Win 10 Storage Spaces

    Hi, Can anyone give me some guidance on this. Trying to setup Storage Spaces on two identical drives.

    I have a Samsung evo 850 250 GB (232GB usable) SSD as main drive C, currently 75GB used

    I have just added a new evo 850 250 GB SSD because I had some disk errors happen on the C drive

    Initially I cloned the C drive on to the new one just for a DR but was thinking of using a 2 way mirror in storage pool instead.

    I believe I should be able to use just 2 drives to create the 2 way mirror?

    Obviously I have now two drives identical; C and F

    Creating a storage pool indicates it will delete the files on the new drive F. OK Understand that part.

    What would be the steps to be careful of in creating a pool.

    Any precautions?

    When creating a pool what sizes of the pool should I use?
     
    Vk8366, Nov 10, 2018
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