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There is code for creating software RAID with XP Pro. I can't speak on
it reliability.

I would not suggest attempting hot-swap on any winders platform. The
blurring of boundaries between hardware layer and OS and , etc. are too
extreme. The new 2003 server is supposed to support native software
raid, but my test installs crashed so often I gave up.

Solution: Get a hardware raid card and a removable drive bay and an
extra caddy. The system is going to bog down so badly during mirror
rebuild anyway that taking the system down for the 3 minutes it takes to
change out the drive is the minor issue. Besides, it a winders machine.
It needs to be rebooted anyway :)
> 
> Questions:
> 
>    Years ago this was SCSI only type functionality, does anyone 
>       know if SATA or EIDE can natively support hotswapping?  
> 
>    Does WinXP Pro support software RAID1, and will that work in
>       this case, if the underlying hardware supports hotswapping?
> 
>    Hardware suggestions?
> 
>    Alternate suggestions?
> 
> 
> Short explanation:
> 
>    This system is used for studio content development work (MIDI, 
>      etc) and produces lots of really large WAV/MIDI files that 
>      need short-term security and preservation.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Jim P.
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