Hi a bit of a noob question regarding RAIDs.
I have a windows 7 system with 500 GB HDD. The HDD was partitioned with "factory image" D Drive and norm al C Drive. I have used nearly all the space on this HDD so decided to add a 1TB HDD. After I plugged the HDD into the system on boot up the Intel Rapid Share Technology programme opened up and asked if I wanted to set this extra HDD up as a RAID array. I opted for this and not a backup RAID as I wanted extra space. After a lengthy "migration of data" the intel programme shows that I now have a combined array of 1.5 TB which is what I was expecting.
My query is that when I open my computer windows only displays the almost full 500 GB HDD and does not show the extra storage space I now have. Also some programmes are now not working e.g windows live mail will not open due to an error.
What I would like to know is has the raid setup worked, because windows is telling me one thing and the intel programme another. Also is it a common problem for programmes to no longer work after a RAID was set up.
Feeling quite frustrated, wish I had never touched the rapid share software and just set up the HDD as a separate volume under windows.
Screen shot attached which hopefully helps.