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How to Set up a Mirrored Array in Windows 7

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How to Set up a Mirrored Array in Windows 7

29,077 views October 26, 2012 5:19

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Windows 7's mirroring is only available in Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions.

In a mirrored array, all of the data is duplicated across 2 or more hard drives.

Note: Do not Mirror Your Drive C: or the drive you are running Windows. this is only for Additional drives or partitions

What is RAID 1? What is a 'mirror'?
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