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using a raid drive in another PC

  • 05-09-2012 3:26pm
    #1
    ScumLord
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    I had a raid 0 array in my main PC which had a motherboard fault. I want access to the data on either of the raid hard drives.

    I have one of the hard drives in an older PC now and I have the option of converting it to a basic disk. If I do that will I be able to see and use the data as normal? Or wipe the disk?

    When I get the replacement motherboard and put that disk back into the newer PC I'll have obviously made changes breaking the raid. Will I be able to reclone this hard drive onto the other one or will I run into trouble there?


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  • #2
    Torqay
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    ScumLord wrote: »
    I have one of the hard drives in an older PC now and I have the option of converting it to a basic disk. If I do that will I be able to see and use the data as normal? Or wipe the disk?

    Don't!

    Not only can't you retrieve any data but you also won't be able to use the drives with the replacement motherboard in the original RAID array.


  • #3
    ScumLord
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    Torqay wrote: »
    Don't!

    Not only can't you retrieve any data but you also won't be able to use the drives with the replacement motherboard in the original RAID array.
    I'm not to concerned about preserving the raid if I can rebuild it somehow again. But I need access to the data now.


  • #4
    Torqay
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    ScumLord wrote: »
    But I need access to the data now.

    Not a hope... unless you find a way to use both drives in a RAID 0 array.

    RAID 0 w/o backup is never a good idea.


  • #5
    Torqay
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    You can do that on any computer with a RAID controller, even if you won't be able to boot the OS but you'll need a Live CD.


  • #6
    ScumLord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    Torqay wrote: »
    You can do that on any computer with a RAID controller, even if you won't be able to boot the OS but you'll need a Live CD.
    It hasn't got an OS on the hard drive it's just work related files.


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  • #7
    [Deleted User]
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    I have one of the hard drives in an older PC now

    RAID 0 stripes the data so one single disk on its own is useless. There's no meaningful data on it.

    The only way you can migrate a RAID 0 array is to a similar RAID chipset.


  • #8
    ScumLord
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    The only way you can migrate a RAID 0 array is to a similar RAID chipset.
    Ok, I've made a horrible stupid mistake. RAID 1 is what I'm using. It was set up for backup redundancy not speed. :o


  • #9
    ScumLord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    Is it ok to turn a raid 1 hard drive into a basic hard drive to access the data


  • #10
    ScumLord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    Can anyone confirm it's ok to turn this raid 1 drive into a basic disk? I'm assuming because it's not a striped drive and just cloned i can get access to the data by turning it into a basic disk.


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