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[Rutger Hendriks <rutgerhendriks@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi DrKarl,

It is perfectly possible to install Linux after installing Windows 7.
The Linux CD one should use for installing must simply have the
correct drivers and programs installed for a software raid
configuration. Perhaps you should try to find out if your CD already
has that. If not, you'll need another one..
Good luck

Regards,
Rutger

2010/12/5 DrKarl <karlmaxxx@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi everybody,
>       I just got a brand new Vaio VPCZ13X5E with 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD. As you
> know, it comes with 4 SSD in RAID 0. I couldn't partition the disk to less
> than 250GB as there were some clusters in the middle of the drive.
>       I formatted again and reinstalled Windows 7, this time Ultimate
> Edition 64 bits, in a 100GB partition. I'll try to install Snow Leopard and
> Linux as well, but I know it won't be easy.
>       For Linux I would like to try to install Arch Linux, but if it becomes
> too difficult I'll try something more mainstream like Debian or Ubuntu.
>       I boot from Arch Linux CD, and when I run /arch/setup and it's time to
> setup the partitions, it finds 4 disks, that is, it doesn't detect RAID 0.
> Does it mean that I should Install Linux First, then Windows and finally Mac
> OS X?
>      Or is there a way to detect RAID 0 with a partition for Windows 7 from
> Linux?
> Thank You very much in advance!!
>
> "That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger"
>       Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
>
>
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