Transfer onto RAID - Wise or reinstall?

Adrianr · 10 Mar 2009 at 20:37

I'l have two drives arriving some point this week I wish to create a RAID0 array with on an Intel ICH10R controller. The only drive to which everything is installed/held at the moment is a 320GB WD AAKS, which is about 20GB short of completely chocka.

Now could I set up the RAID array and clone my current hardrive image onto it, wipe the other drive and away we go..

OR, should I just reinstall and start again from scratch? Maybe even with Windows 7?

I'de like to avoid reinstalling if possible as I have loads of little programs/plugins/actions built up over much time that would be a pain to either find and backup or just redownload from tinterweb. That said, if it's really not a good idea just cloning it over, i'l take the time spent now saved later over convinience.

jellybeard999 · 10 Mar 2009 at 20:44

If the drive in question is going into the array, you have to wipe it.

Adrianr · 10 Mar 2009 at 20:51

jellybeard999 said:
If the drive in question is going into the array, you have to wipe it.

It's not.

cje · 10 Mar 2009 at 21:15

I've always been told that a re install would be best, rather than moving an image.

sev · 11 Mar 2009 at 11:16

I don't know about Vista but in W7 you can save a disc image and use a restore disc to restore from this onto your array, this way nothing changes apart from the storage system.

However it's always good practice every once in a while to do a clean system install, gives you a chance to get rid of all those files from dead programmes or out of date demo's and the like.

linktoinsanity · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:05

It is possible to transfer an image, as long as the RAID driver is installed in the windows installation, however I would recommend a reinstall, for numerous reasons (fresh and faster install, raid driver may not be installed, etc...)