Raid issue, help please!

Sumanji · 1 Oct 2008 at 04:17

Hey,

I'm running 2 drives in RAID-0 on my DFI NF4 Ultra-D, which are connected to ports 1 and 2. However with the new video card I am planning to get, I will need to move the drives onto ports 1+3 or 2+4 and use right-angled SATA connectors. However, when I move either drive onto a different port I get a RAID error at boot, and the volume is not recognised.

Is there any way to move the drives physically without destroying the array (I want to avoid a reformat!!)? Any help appreciated

Cheers,

Suman

Sumanji · 1 Oct 2008 at 11:07

Hey,

Thanks for the replies. With something like True Image, would it be possible to clone the drive onto a third (non-RAID) SATA drive, then rebuild the array on different ports (if needed), then copy the image back to the new array?

Also I heard Norton Ghost was the gold standard for that kinda thing, or is True Image better?

Cheers,

Suman

Sumanji · 1 Oct 2008 at 11:35

Ahh ok bledd. I think I remember now, will give it a go cheers! Just taken some pics of the RAID BIOS when the array is working (ports 1+2):

And here is what happens when I move one of the drives:

As you can see the only relevant option is "Clear Disk" which doesn't sound particularly friendly to me

Cheers,

Suman

Sumanji · 1 Oct 2008 at 11:45

bledd. said:
90% the NF4 can assign each sata port as raid or normal sata, look in the bios, might just have to set the port as RAID

You legend! That solved it

what a simple fix! Just RAID-enabled ports 3+4 in the normal BIOS, swapped one drive over and it all auto detects in the RAID BIOS.

Thanks dude!