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New MB, Old RAID Array

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Dmac122383

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I'm getting a new MB+CPU tomorrow and wondering if I'm going to need to reformat/re-install windows and re configure my SSDs that are in a Raid Array.
 
Depends on the motherboard you came from and what your going to.
 
Intel based motherboards are pretty darn compatible, one of the best parts about having an onboard raid. Unfortunately you'll probably have a few issues with chipset drivers depending on the age of the old machine vs. new. I've moved an installation of Win7 between z87 and z97 with minimal problems.
 
As long as you stick to Intel, onboard raid should migrate with no effort. AMD -> Intel or nForce (really old) -> Intel probably won't work. LSI card to LSI card...eh maybe...dunno.
 
dr/owned said:
As long as you stick to Intel, onboard raid should migrate with no effort. AMD -> Intel or nForce (really old) -> Intel probably won't work. LSI card to LSI card...eh maybe...dunno.
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LSI's will normally migrate from one model to another so long as the new card supports all the old card's features.
 
I'll be moving from a 880G AMD AM3 board to a Z97s board, so it sounds like I will be doing a fresh install and raid. Thanks guys.
 
Dmac122383 said:
I'll be moving from a 880G AMD AM3 board to a Z97s board, so it sounds like I will be doing a fresh install and raid. Thanks guys.
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Intel controllers can import foreign RAID arrays but it gets even more sketchy when your talking about boot volumes and reusing the same OS. That's probably not going to happen in your case.
 
Dan_D said:
Intel controllers can import foreign RAID arrays but it gets even more sketchy when your talking about boot volumes and reusing the same OS. That's probably not going to happen in your case.
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Even if it could you're asking for trouble. Backup, wipe, start fresh for a happy machine :)
 
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