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Old 02-17-2008   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Upgrading Hardware

You realise raid 0 has no redundency?
There are not many circumstances where you can migrate an array to different
hardware (controlers)

"Nathan" <Nathan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi all... I'm an experienced user/builder with a question about what I'm
> up
> against in a coming hardware upgrade...
>
> Here's what I'm planning to do... I bought the Vista Business upgrade last
> year for my, then, XP Pro machine. I'm ready to upgrade some of the
> hardware:
> Mobo, Processor, RAM and Video Card. I'm currently running a dual SATA HDD
> RAID 0 for my C drive, which I will keep.
>
> Here are my questions, for which I hope someone has answers...
>
> 1. I have never migrated a system using a RAID. Will the SATA RAID still
> work on a new mobo (different manufacturer) that supports SATA RAID 0?
>
> 2. If the RAID is recognized, can I boot to the current OS install and
> just
> let Vista remove the old hardware that is no longer present and prompt for
> new drivers?
>
> 3. Will the retail Vista Business upgrade allow me to migrate to new
> hardware like this?
>
>
> Thanks!
> Nathan in Alabama
>

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