How To Set Up RAID 0
I have a Predator 17 (G9-793-79V5) laptop. When I bought it, I immediately replaced all the drives in it, and added a third. My current configuration is an HP 1TB M.2 SSD (my boot drive, with Windows on it). I also have a Western Digital 1TB M.2 SSD. My third drive is also a Western Digital; a 2TB 2.5" SSD. I used my own personal copy of Windows 10 to put Windows back on my computer. Because I set my computer up this way, my two M.2 drives are no longer configured in RAID 0.
I've now reached a point where I need to reinstall Windows, and I want to do a clean install, where I delete everything and start fresh - I've backed up everything I need to save. I'm considering going back to a RAID 0 setup (not because I think I'm going to gain any noticeable performance improvement, but mainly to have one less drive displayed, and because that's how Acer originally configured the unit), so I've got some questions:
1. How would I go about doing that? I downloaded Intel's Rapid Storage Technology program, but when I run it from inside Windows 10, it doesn't even show my HP M.2 drive (I'm assuming because it's my boot drive?).
2. My two M.2 drives are of equal storage capacity (both are 1TB), but they're two different manufacturers - can you even set RAID up on drives like that?
3. Is there any substantial reasons why I shouldn't (assuming I even can) configure my drives back in a RAID 0 set up?
Anyone who might be able to help me with this, I'd GREATLY appreciate it - thanks!
Dennis
