Saving the Disk Configuration
Whenever changes are made to the disk configuration on a system, such as creating stripe sets, or changing drive letter assingments, the disk configuration should be saved to a diskette. This will permit a successful restoration of the disk configuration in the event of a hardware failure or other problems. Disk configuration diskettes should only be restored on the same system in which it was created, as each system most likely will have differences in disk configuration.

Creating a Disk Configuration Diskette
Use the Configuration Save option in the Windows NT Disk Administrator to save the SYSTEM registry hive.


1. Launch the Windows NT Disk Administrator.
2. From the Partition menu, select Configuration, then Save.
3. Insert a formatted high density diskette in the diskette drive and click OK.
4. This will copy the disk configuration information to the diskette.
5. Label this diskette and keep in a safe place.
Restoring Disk Configuration


1. Launch the Windows NT Disk Administrator.
2. From the Partition menu, select Configuration, then Restore.
3. Insert the saved disk configuration diskette and click Yes.
4. This will copy the disk configuration information into the registry.

I need to re-mount a pair of striped drives on my NT system. I re-installed the OS without first using diskmounter to register the drives. It looks like I may be screwed. Does anybody know a way to re-mount this stripe set? I really don't want to lose all the media on these drives.

thanks,
Andy

 tallmanandy  posted July 08, 2002 05:07 PM    
I figured it out myself, after being told by many people that there was nothing to do but reformat the drives. If you have this problem do the following.

Go to: http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/downloads/recommended/ntkit/default.asp

Download the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit Support Tools. Install them. Run Ftedit. Using this program you can recreate your stripe sets and re-mount your drives.