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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: cephraim on September 11, 2010, 03:47:14 am

Title: Transfering RAID 0 Array from old Gigabyte to new Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3
Post by: cephraim on September 11, 2010, 03:47:14 am

I have a pair of hard drives that were configured as a RAID 0 array on a Gigabyte GA-K8NSC-939 motherboard. That system died, and I'd like to install this array on my new GA-870A-UD3 mobo without deleting the data.

This is on a Win7 Home 64-bit system booting from a different drive.
This array just has data I want to get to.

Is this possible?
Can you please walk me through the steps?

I do not have a floppy drive.

Thanks,
Eph

Title: Re: Transfering RAID 0 Array from old Gigabyte to new Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3
Post by: autotech on September 11, 2010, 04:48:55 am

Use windows back up if you can. I use raid 0 and i keep an image on spare hd and when raid fails i can load it onto my new raid.

Must have windows 7
Must have back up on spare drive
Install new raid put in windows disk
Load raid drivers
Go to restore from image
Find image and restore to new raid.

I use windows 7 ulitmate and it worked for me.

Title: Re: Transfering RAID 0 Array from old Gigabyte to new Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3
Post by: F5BJR on September 11, 2010, 01:01:50 pm

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Because that is not the same RAID chip with the new motherboard only this solution because your old MB is destroyed :

1 - find a friend with the same or similar motherboard with the same chipset NVIDIA NFORCE with OS / RAID drivers installed

2 - connecte / mount disks and save all files to another disk ( possible USB )

3 - reinstall OS and restore files with the new motherboard

Pierre

Title: Re: Transfering RAID 0 Array from old Gigabyte to new Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3
Post by: Dark Mantis on September 11, 2010, 01:13:53 pm

Hi Pierre,
I am not sure if you understood the OPs question fully. He isn't usiong this array for booting he has  seperate drive for that. The RAID is only for data.

Title: Re: Transfering RAID 0 Array from old Gigabyte to new Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3
Post by: F5BJR on September 11, 2010, 01:26:35 pm

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Yes i have see but impossible to mount RAID with the new RAID Chipset ( not the same )

only solution is to mount with a Motherboard with Chipset / RAID compatible

exemple :

old RAID ICH INTEL with a Motherboard with ICHxx compatible

or ...

that is also possible with an add-on RAID card if exist with the old RAID chipset ...

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Pierre

Title: Re: Transfering RAID 0 Array from old Gigabyte to new Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3
Post by: Dark Mantis on September 11, 2010, 01:38:01 pm

OK I understand now. I thought that you had misread it. Thanks.

Title: Re: Transfering RAID 0 Array from old Gigabyte to new Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3
Post by: cephraim on September 11, 2010, 03:18:23 pm

Thanks guys.
I have a Rosewill RC-220 PCI card with RAID.  Does this have that chipset?
If not, can you recommend one, please?

Title: Re: Transfering RAID 0 Array from old Gigabyte to new Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3
Post by: F5BJR on September 11, 2010, 04:18:43 pm

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RoseWill no because use Silicon Image CHIPSET
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I do not know any add-on card with NVIDIA RAID CHIPSET

the only solution is with a motherboard like the old

i have see ASUS K8NE serie , GigaByte GA-K8Nxx serie  , ECS Elite nForce3 , MSI K8N ...

Pierre

Title: Re: Transfering RAID 0 Array from old Gigabyte to new Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3
Post by: Peteruk on September 11, 2010, 04:55:12 pm

Quote from: cephraim on September 11, 2010, 03:18:23 pm

Thanks guys.
I have a Rosewill RC-220 PCI card with RAID.  Does this have that chipset?
If not, can you recommend one, please?

So your RAID 0 array setup is on this card?

Title: Re: Transfering RAID 0 Array from old Gigabyte to new Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3
Post by: cephraim on September 11, 2010, 10:59:20 pm

Quote from: Peteruk on September 11, 2010, 04:55:12 pm

Quote from: cephraim on September 11, 2010, 03:18:23 pm

Thanks guys.
I have a Rosewill RC-220 PCI card with RAID.  Does this have that chipset?
If not, can you recommend one, please?
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So your RAID 0 array setup is on this card?

No, sorry.  I should have been more clear.
My RAID array that I want to recover was created with my old Gigabyte mobo.
I had this add-in card for something else.

Would love to find a card with the correct chipset...

Title: Re: Transfering RAID 0 Array from old Gigabyte to new Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3
Post by: Peteruk on September 11, 2010, 11:27:57 pm

Quote from: cephraim on September 11, 2010, 10:59:20 pm

Would love to find a card with the correct chipset...

As said you can't as its an nvidia chipset but this should work:
http://www.diskinternals.com/raid-to-raid/