pkilway Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 I buy what I could afford last summer (parts in the sig). was never really in love with the MSI P43, but it had decent features and was in the right price range. I'd like to upgrade to a more full featured mobo, but since I'm using the JMicron 363 chip for my RAID 0 am I stuck? Do I have to find a new mobo that also has a JMicron 363 chip in order to keep my RAID 0, or will I have to re-install my RAID 0, OS and everything else? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a93j202k Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 Can't you just move all your data onto a spare drive, wipe the RAID'd drives, install new mobo, plug in all 3 drives, and then rebuild your RAID? I doesn't seem like a hard thing to do, but then again, I've never had any hands-on experience with RAID either. ._. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkilway Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 I could, but installing the OS and all app's sucks! And it takes like 6 hours to get everything loaded and updated and back to the I like it. I'd just like to avoid the hassle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaiN Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 I could, but installing the OS and all app's sucks! And it takes like 6 hours to get everything loaded and updated and back to the I like it. I'd just like to avoid the hassle. ...I can say almost with 100% certainty that changing the motherboard(even sticking with the same chipset) will require an OS reinstall. So you better plan on doing an OS rebuild and get completely backed up before to start swapping parts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayMeow Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 There IS a way to change mobos without reinstalling Windows, however it's rather complicated and is just wiser to do it all over again, even if it'll take a few hours. And yes, your RAID array would probably be FUBAR'd if it was a different RAID controller. So just take the safe route...don't cut corners. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Smith Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 (edited) There IS a way to change mobos without reinstalling Windows, however it's rather complicated and is just wiser to do it all over again. Well there is nothing complicated... I just swapped the E6750/GA-X48-DQ6 combo for i7 920/MSI Eclipse. I plugged back the HDD with Vista on it, and it booted straight up. No problem too before when I was swapping from an AMD mobo/CPU to the Intel setup, or simply different Intel mobos. The only thing I had to do in these cases is reactivate Windows. However, driver wise, if you start back from zero you'll be sure that no crap is remaining from the previous setup. Now for a RAID-0 setup I'm pretty sure it's not doable. I would also make a copy of the RAID array on another spare drive. Good luck Edited February 9, 2009 by The Smith Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fight Game Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 If screwed = reinstalling stuff, then yes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterRex862 Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 (edited) ...I can say almost with 100% certainty that changing the motherboard(even sticking with the same chipset) will require an OS reinstall. So you better plan on doing an OS rebuild and get completely backed up before to start swapping parts. There IS a way to change mobos without reinstalling Windows, however it's rather complicated and is just wiser to do it all over again, even if it'll take a few hours. And yes, your RAID array would probably be FUBAR'd if it was a different RAID controller. So just take the safe route...don't cut corners. Both wrong(not so much ClayMeow, but you don't always have to rebuild the OS)... so was my boss (at PSL-PC) too. It really depends upon the application. Often enough Windows won't boot due to driver conflicts, but occasionally it will. I won a 500GB hdd off that... I bet 'em the new motherboard we put in a clients PC would boot into Windows w/o reformatting. The mobo's had different southbridge chipsets, if I recall correctly. The 'best' answer is to simply TRY. Don't reformat unless you have to. Edited February 9, 2009 by MasterRex862 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Smith Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 If screwed = reinstalling stuff, then yes. Yeah that pretty much sums it up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 ...I can say almost with 100% certainty that changing the motherboard(even sticking with the same chipset) will require an OS reinstall. So you better plan on doing an OS rebuild and get completely backed up before to start swapping parts. ...it does not work, i have tried. this is why main os should always be a single drive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 ...it does not work, i have tried. this is why main os should always be a single drive. It's actually just a really good argument for using standardized RAID cards. If you go in and remove all of your drivers before swapping boards it works 99% of the time. That said, it's generally not worth the hassle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkilway Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Ok, I've tried overclocking my E7200 and had miserable results and figured it was my mobo (the BIOS is buggy as hell). I'll try flashing the BIOS and seeing if that works any wonders, as I guess I have nothing to loose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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