SwayNet Posted August 13, 2007 Posted August 13, 2007 Ok, my motherboard just died. Like, absolutely died and I cannot find a single place in this country where I can buy a replacement for it. I have 2 hard drives in a RAID-0 array, (stupid of me for doing so and not backing stuff up) I have very valuable files on there that I need. My question is, can I get a new motherboard and transfer my RAID hard drives over to it without reformatting them? If I have not made this post clear enough, please say so. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehit Posted August 13, 2007 Posted August 13, 2007 i have moved a raid0 array from one box to another and didn't lose anything. as soon as installed the raid driver, windows saw the drives and the contents. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neddamttocs Posted August 13, 2007 Posted August 13, 2007 i would look for a motherboard with similat chipset on it ... if you list your computer spec we would better be able to help you and reccomend stuff ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwayNet Posted August 13, 2007 Posted August 13, 2007 Thanks for your replies. Sorry about not including the specs. AsRock 939Dual-SATA2 (yes I know ) AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 2GB Corsair ValueSelect PC3200 RAM XFX 7900GT 2x Western Digital Caviar S-ATA drives in the said RAID-0 array. Thanks for your help once again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neddamttocs Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 what i would try is getting the new mobo and see if it can transfer without having to do anyhting ... if it works great ..... if not you would have to try a repair install of windows xp to get the proper drivers for the mobo ... if that doesnt work ... hopefully someone else has some ideas beyond mine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeble Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 Different mobos/controllers implement RAID in different ways. RAID-0 on one computer could be vastly different from RAID-0 on another computer. Find out what RAID controller your mobo uses and try to find something that's the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwayNet Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 Thanks. I will try my luck with a new motherboard, and if I lose the stuff I will be pissed off for about a week and then be over with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwayNet Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Update: I got a new motherboard (Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe) and used Runtime's RAID Reconstructor to rebuild the RAID array (http://www.runtime.org/raid.htm) and it worked flawlessly. Backing up my files now. Thank you all for your input, it was greatly appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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