My RAID0 and New Motherboard

[allllec]

right i got a very simple RAID0 array currently.. got an 80gb and a 200gb ide in raid0.. so im getting a new motherboard

asus a8n-sli premium

firstly, that supports IDE raid i assume?

anyway - im going to loose the array and data with the new motherboard arnt i? is there any around this? anyway to "deconstruct" the array and keep data intact? or am i gonna have to find like 120gb of media or something to hold the data while i swap arround system and can rebuilt a new array?

 

[rpstewart]

firstly, that supports IDE raid i assume?

Yes, it does.

anyway - im going to loose the array and data with the new motherboard arnt i?

Possibly, I've seen cases where arrays can be successfully ported from one controller to another from the same manufacturer. Then again I've also seen cases where an array has been moved to an identical controller on a different board and not worked so it's a bit hit and miss I'm afraid

is there any around this? anyway to "deconstruct" the array and keep data intact? or am i gonna have to find like 120gb of media or something to hold the data while i swap arround system and can rebuilt a new array?

Nope, you'll need to backup the data to somewhere else and then rebuild the array if it's not recognised.


BTW, how do you find RAID with dissimilar drives? Are you limited to 160Gb total space?

 

[allllec]

152 actualy.. hehe it is a shame - however the 80gb drive has no real resale value and 120gb of the one ide drive isnt QUITE enough.. only a temp thing - hopefuly in the new year i can get me a nice 320gb 7200.10 or something

thanks for the info mate