Re: Temporarily going from RAID1 to single drive...

"Philip G" <not@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1126079026.f6be279f498624d2024a22ceb441884d@xxxxxxxxxxx
> The motherboard on my PC died, so I want to transfer some essential files
> to my backup PC. However, my backup PC doesn't have RAID1 capability, and
> the data is stored in a RAID1 array.
>
> My question is therefore: can I temporarily connect one of my RAID 1
drives
> to PC2 to copy those files, without risk of losing data when I put the
> drive back into the RAID array? If so, what precautions should I take for
> this operation? My OS is XPSP2. The HDDs are SATA drives.

It's more important to know the RAID controller and look it up in the manual
or in the manufacturer's support section. For example, one of the RAID1's I
have here, I can disconnect a disk from and access it, however I can not
move it back without the controller 'initializing' the array again. However,
the initialization by this particular controller can be easily recovered
from in this case.

--
Joep


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