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Moving a RAID 0 on x58a-ud3r

Moving a RAID 0 on x58a-ud3r
« on: March 15, 2011, 11:58:30 pm »
Hey,

I had some problems on my system I had put together a couple weeks ago with an x58a-ud3r motherboard.  After trying to troubleshoot the issue here it was determined it was either the motherboard or possibly the CPU.  (The system reboot every 3 seconds.)  I was able to return the motherboard/CPU and my new components came today.  The problem is that the old system worked fine for 2 days and I was able to install a bunch of software on my 2 x 1TB hard drives configured as a RAID 0 array.

My question is - will it be possible to configure the system to boot back into Windows?  Initially I had the RAID 0 configured on the Marvell chipset which you had urged against so I'm going to hook it up on the standard controller.  Configuring a new array prompts that all data on the disks will be lost.  Otherwise, I will have to request a second 'one time backup' that I was granted for some of my electronic purchases - which weren't finished downloading when the system crashed.

Thanks

Re: Moving a RAID 0 on x58a-ud3r
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2011, 12:37:53 am »
I read in one of the recent postings that you have to completely rebuild the array when you change controllers - which is what I had expected.  I will go ahead rebuild it and just beg for another mass download from iTunes...  Hopefully it will last this time!  It's been a frustrating couple of weeks starting with buying a faulty hard drive which led me to build a new system (not realizing it was faulty) and then having the motherboard crash and wait a week and a half for a replacement.  Anyway - fingers crossed this time.

System:
x58a-ud3r
i7-950 3.06 Ghz
3 x 2 Gb Crucial 1600
1 Gb 560 ti
2 x 1 Tb Raid 0 WD Black 7200
(while waiting for replacements orderd a Corsair H50 Cooling unit)

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Re: Moving a RAID 0 on x58a-ud3r
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2011, 05:30:43 am »
Yes, sadly to move from the Marvell controller to the Intel controller you will need to create a new array and reinstall the OS.

Good luck getting everything setup again!   Ohh, and congrats on now having a working system too, enjoy!  ;D

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Re: Moving a RAID 0 on x58a-ud3r
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2011, 09:02:49 am »
Yes this is one of the dowsides to using a RAID array. They are not so mobile or flexible as a standalone disk. Especially annoying when you want to upgrade your platform, the only way around it is to use a seperate controller card.
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Re: Moving a RAID 0 on x58a-ud3r
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2011, 01:41:34 pm »
Yes that's the type of thing I was talking about Pierre. Haven't seen you for a while on the forum.
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy