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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: ov2rey on May 25, 2011, 04:36:05 am
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hi guys i have a setup
amd 955@3.8 running Raid 0 2X Western Digital Black 1TB on GA-890GPA-UD3H
i planning to get upcoming AMD FX8130P 8 cores processor with Gigabyte 990FX board
can i just transfer the hard disk and plug in to 990FX board and enable raid 0?
or i have to reformat the whole hard disk and reinstall raid 0 windows 7?
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I can be done with the right software and a back-up disc........the only one Ive had real success with is Acronis 2011 with the Plus pack add-on which allows you clone your disc/s to dissimilar hardware......Ive been told you can do it with some free ones but for ease of use....I went the Pay and support route.......... how much do you value your data?
Hope this helps...Aussie Allan
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i should give a clear question
i have 2 x wd black 1Tb raid 0
and 1 x 640Gb as personal back up data
so i don't care about the data on the main raid 0 hard disk..
i just lazy to reinstall windows..
can i just upgrade the raid 0 hard disk driver before i plug-in to 990FX? will it work?
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Hi there,
As with all of these things you might be lucky and just have to install the driver to get it working. However, the lack of real information regarding the new AMD processors and potential 9 series chipsets and how they will work means that, at the moment, we are guessing.
If your OS is on the RAID0 Array, I would strongly recommend reinstalling and starting again, as this will eliminate the possibility of errors due to software conflicts.
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Hi there,
As with all of these things you might be lucky and just have to install the driver to get it working. However, the lack of real information regarding the new AMD processors and potential 9 series chipsets and how they will work means that, at the moment, we are guessing.
If your OS is on the RAID0 Array, I would strongly recommend reinstalling and starting again, as this will eliminate the possibility of errors due to software conflicts.
All good advise! ... probably the one guaranteed way to achieve a long term , stable solution.........My mention of Acronis + plus pak was the solution I chose at the very start of my backup plan...........I'm lazy so I set it up with a 2TB desktop drive that has a full clone of my C:drive and does a incremental backup to the clone twice a day with out having to touch it...........in the event of a catastrophic failure of my C:drive (Raid0) it simply reloads in about 2 hours.
with the plus pak add on ... it allows me to put my C: drive on to any machine I choose too or the same machine where I've made major changes too......even allows the use of F6 driver install prior to reloading "C" if needed.....partition of 500GB for all other storage backup, Automatic/incremental as well
Aussie Allan
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Your solution is only :
Acronis for Windowns 7 ( MaxBlast 5 or similar tool for your disk ) --> mirroring / clone to another disk in IDE mode ( > contents of your RAID 0 )
Use this new disk with the new motherboard , boot , install drivers ...
When run fine reuse Acronis for mirroring / clone your old RAID 0 disks
Pierre
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For me my solution is old MaxBlast 4 but i use WINXP and RAID < 2 To !!
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Yes F5BJR....it is getting better with multiple solutions out there now, ranging from free to a couple of hundred depending on your ability.
Aussie Allan
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Yes Allen, using software such as Acronis is a great way to back-up and restore your PC, especially if you have lots of large programmes installed and important data to protect.
However, the issue of reinstalling an existing OS image onto another platform is a different beast altogether. I would never, for example, take an image of my system running on a series 7 motherboard and then run it on a series 8 motherboard. The differences in the hardware and updated components make this kind of thing a real minefield when it comes to issues of reliability and stability.
Yes, I know, there are plenty of users out there who will say "it works OK for me" but this doesn't really matter. As we always say, no two systems are the same and what works for one most probably won't work for another.
If you are doing a full upgrade of motherboard and CPU the only safe way to go is with a clean install of the OS. That way any problems (and there are always a few with new hardware) can be more easily identified. If you are using a transferred image how can you be sure if it is a genuine hardware problem or corruption in the software due to overwriting drivers? If the install is clean then solving issues becomes a little easier and can normally be solved in a more timely manner.
Another thing to remember is, when changing major components you will also probably have to reactivate Windows if that is your OS. Not so bad if you have the full retail version but not always so easy if you are running an OEM copy.
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Agreed, agreed and Yes.........But at the end of the Day......... NTFS is NTFS..............Sometimes you can't see the wood for the tree's ....since going over to a RevoDrive , most of my program are now on a non-system/non-boot disc (4 drives in raid0) and it's far easier to manage........should have done it years ago!
Aussie Allan
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hmm..
other then Acronis ? can use Gigabyte SmartRecovery2?
i using SmartRecovery2 in my Intel P67 setup..
i wonder will SmartRecovery2 work on clean raid 0?
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Don't know!
Aussie Allan
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If you are using Windows 7 you can actually find back-up and recovery options built in that work really well and doesn't cost any extra. ;)
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Don't know!
Aussie Allan
My apology's ... I assumed you were referring to cloning still....Wizard Absic to the rescue.....AA