MasterMoe Posted September 7, 2006 Posted September 7, 2006 I have 2 questions for eveyone. But first for the set up. Im looking to upgrade my HD's from an IDE (single drive) to a raid 0 sataII. First question... are there any known issues with any HD mfg I should know about before purchasing? I was thinking of going with Samsung. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16822152020 Second question... Is it possible to xfer the OS and all info from my IDE drive to the new raid 0 array? I would like to just copy everything, to save myself the hassle of reinstalling windows, AGAIN. I would think it should be possible due to they are on different controlers, but ive never tryed it, so I could be wrong about that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp Posted September 7, 2006 Posted September 7, 2006 Hello, Nothing wrong with any manufacturer, Samsung are getting better. Transferring partition will not work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yfital Posted September 7, 2006 Posted September 7, 2006 well, i did manage to transfer it once, but the hassel is too big, and i still had problem afterwerds, so i suggest you do a fresh install mate samsung are ok, i would prefer w.d. or seagate, but it aint no biggy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterMoe Posted September 8, 2006 Posted September 8, 2006 thx for the advice guys.... well at least ill get to try out my slipstreamed disc... havent needed it since I made it. Guess now is a good time to try! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted September 8, 2006 Posted September 8, 2006 I have successfully transferred a full disk image from a RAID 0 array to a single backup drive and back to a RAID 0 array by using Acronis True Image Home vs. 9.0 Free to try for 30 days. In fact it works so well I went ahead and bought it. The secret is to make sure your nVidia SATA and RAID drivers are already installed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yfital Posted September 8, 2006 Posted September 8, 2006 yup, thats the way i did, though i didnt even use acronis, i just enabled raid so it will show up in windows... installed the raid drivers... moved HDDs, copied it and did a repair console on the hdd... worked for me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuttlefish1212 Posted September 8, 2006 Posted September 8, 2006 I wouldn't buy Samsung if I were you. I used to swear by Samsung and I still think they are good drives, but their customer support is virtually non-existent. I once needed to RMA a dead HDD directly to them (Newegg refused the RMA) and even after numerous e-mails to their tech support, I never heard a peep from them. I switched to WD and never looked back...just my two cents. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted September 8, 2006 Posted September 8, 2006 I've never used Samsung, but I agree whole heartedly with Sharp, all HDD manufacturers are pretty well producing high quality hard drives these days. The last four builds I've done though I've stuck with WD's. They are quite, reliable, can't speak to customer support since I've never had to use it , an excellent website, and most importantly haven't received a defective drive in the last eight that I've installed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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