Server 2003 std Hardware Raid 1 HP ML110

[nemesis4u]

Hello all, I really need some help on this one.
I have a HP ml110 that came stock with 1 80gig sata drive in and we loaded server 2003 std on it 3 months back. The directors decided now that they want Raid 1 on the server.
I was mistaken to believe that I could enable RAID 1 in the bios and set the copy and it would work without the worry of a complete reload of the os. But of course server does not boot. When i disable the raid - it boots fine, now I believe this is because the software has never seen raid and therefore cannot load from it.
Is there a way that I can manipulate/trick the software when in IDE mode to get the required software into it to allow for RAID 1 boot?
Is there any way at all to use the RAID1 hardware function without having to rebuild from scratch?
I do not want to use software raid if I can use the hardware way without too much effort.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Helenp1983]

I don't know if there's a better way but you could backup your system state + all files programs...

there create the raid then do a restore.

 

[nemesis4u]

No I have done that - Everything is backed up - the issue i am having is that windows originaly doesnt recognize the raid- if i disable it - it boots fine - so i need to somehow trick windows or install something so it can see the raid when i activate it.

 

[itsp1965]

Nemesis, do you actually have two drives in order to configure a RAID-1 array? You only mention in your config you have one SATA drive. You can't have RAID enabled on one drive.

 

[nemesis4u]

yes i have to identical drive in the server ready....