Onboard Raid - if your mobo dies... is your array toast?

MetalStorm

MetalStorm

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As above really... My motherboard has kicked it, and I'm wondering if I get a new motherboard (same one as before) will I be able to save my raid array (striped... obviously)
 
If you have the same controller on the motherboard then you may be able to 'recover' the array, it isn't guaranteed but I'd suggest taking a careful note of which hard drive is on which channel to give you the best chance of success.

This is also possibly better in the Hard Drive forum, good luck with the recovery :)
 
I've even gone from different chip arrays (something that i forget on my A7n8x deluxe on to nVidia) and they've still worked.

I dont think it matters if you mix the channels up either.

M
 
channels matter not -same motherboard = 99% chance of recovery, i cant see any reason unless u been seriously unluck to have a problem. If you had an nforce 4 board then you can go to ANY nforce 4 board and it will recover.

As a small recommendation, install to a drive that isnt your raid (had a 3rd drive) it makes chances of recovery if you do hose it properly much higher as u can boot to windows with internet at disposal for tools etc.

Have mine setup as raptor for windows and rest of my stuff on a 2x160 striped raid. I've even had a child playing with poota manage to kill the partition info (dont ask) and had tool in windows that recovered everything (like 100%) with having the 3rd drive setup.

Good luck anyway, you shouldnt need it :)
 
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