Moving RAID Array to NEw Motherboard?

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I have two 400GB SATA HDs in RAID0 on a SiS655FX/SiS964 controller
motherboard. I would like to move these HDs to new Core 2 Duo system some
day. Will I just be able to plug these into a Intel ICH8R, JMicron or nForce
controller MB and have my data be readable? Think if I get a newer SiS
chipset MB it will work?

TIA,
Kent
 
Kent_Diego said:
I have two 400GB SATA HDs in RAID0 on a SiS655FX/SiS964 controller
motherboard. I would like to move these HDs to new Core 2 Duo system some
day. Will I just be able to plug these into a Intel ICH8R, JMicron or nForce
controller MB and have my data be readable? Think if I get a newer SiS
chipset MB it will work?
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Do not count on it. Back it up if you should try, it might actually trash
it (the contents, not the hardware) when hooked up. The last option would
have the most luck of working, but don't count on it. Best Bet: backup
personal contents, wipe, install new system etc, restore.

The parameters for the raid array config are usually stored in the cmos,
placed there by the raid bios extension. different chipsets do it
differently.
 
Kent_Diego said:
I have two 400GB SATA HDs in RAID0 on a SiS655FX/SiS964 controller
motherboard. I would like to move these HDs to new Core 2 Duo system
some day. Will I just be able to plug these into a Intel ICH8R,
JMicron or nForce controller MB and have my data be readable?
Unlikely.

Think if I get a newer SiS chipset MB it will work?
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Remains to be seen and silly to be limiting yourself that severely anyway.

The only thing that makes any sense is to image the RAID0 array
on the original system, move the drives to the new system and
then restore that image to the RAID0 array on the new system.
 
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