existing raid config, adding ssd boot drive

[jonks]

I have the p55 usb3 with a raid0 setup on the primary controller. Can I just drop a ssd onto that same controller, set it as the boot drive in bios (no need to set as AHCI since it's already set to raid right?), install w7 and I'll be all good? The raid drives will show in windows as a secondary partition?

Also, do I need to load a raid driver during w7 install seeing as how the raid array will not be the boot partition?

 

[Emulex]

yes it will work.

you will need to install the intel RST drivers regardless for best operations. it will cover the raid.

intel matrix raid considers any drives non-raid as ahci , any drives in raid as raid. the only problem is if you clone a raid to a non-raid drive it will think the single drive is raid and not ahci - (ie clone raid-0 to single ssd drive, some reason the raid markings copy to the ssd, and well not good).

 

[jonks]

thanks, my drive arrives today, will let you know how it go

 

[Emulex]

also remember intel matrix raid uses WWN - so if you get a ghetto ssd (ahem adata/microcenter G2) you might into collisions - wwn should be like mac - unique across a long time.

intel matrix raid uses the tattoo and wwn in a way that can be consider good and bad imo. the fact that my ssd that was cloned from a raid-1 boots up and thinks its half of a raid set still pisses me off. not sure where it stores this data too. doing a full format on an ssd seem abusive huh.

 

[jonks]

you're making those acronyms up lol

You're speaking over my head anyway. The drive is the 60gb g.skill sniper that newegg had on sale. Didn't look ghetto.