Hi gang
I have my XP OS on one 500Gb drive, and 2x 250GB drives set as a RAID1 mirror for my music, pictures, etc. I want to format my OS drive and reinstall it. What I am wondering (and worrying about) is how do I then "add" my RAID data array to my fresh installation?
When I made the array in the first place I had 2 empty drives so it wasn't a problem. But adding 2 drives full of (identical) data - what will happen? I've got a P5W DH Deluxe and am using the onboard RAID with Intel's Matrix Storage Manager.
Basically, please tell me what's the foolproof way to add them to the new system! Will I be able to plug them in and Matrix Storage manage recognise they are a RAID1 array? Will it try to create a new array and then realise the data is identical so nothing gets changed? Or will they get formatted??!
Please share any actual experiences, this data is far too valuable to take any risks with!
Hope you can help (Hexus always does!)
Cheers all
DM