moving a Raid 1 drive...help

[nemo99]

Hi,

I recently had a drive failure of a Raid 1 drive.

I also finished building a new computer system last night. Can I hook the one good Raid 1 drive (not in RAID) to the new system and retain the data?

This is a storage drive, not my boot drive. I just need to get the data off it to my new computer.

Thank you in advance for your help.

 

[masteryoda34]

I've done the same thing before and it worked fine.

 

[RebateMonger]

It might depend on the RAID controller used, but I've done this with a simple HighPoint RocketRAID IDE controller.

 

[Spikesoldier]

you shouldnt have problems.

 

[Emulex]

no problemo with intel matrix raid.

 

[Paperdoc]

IF your older computer that contains the RAID1 drive is still working, there's a very straightforward and secure procedure. Read your RAID manual for details. The software included with your RAID control system (even if it's a built-in RAID system included in the mobo chipset) has tools for creating the RIAD1 array from 2 disks, of course - you've done that. But it also has tools for UN-creating that array; that is, to split the RAID1 array into two separate independent disks which (if you were starting from a trouble-free pair) would each contain an exact copy of the other. Now, in your case, you have a degraded RAID1 array because 1 disk failed, but it is still operating under RAID control. Look for the methods to be used in this case - a broken array with only one disk working - then undo the RAID array back to independent non-RAID disks. Except, of course, you will have only one functioning disk. But at that point it is no longer a RAID disk - it is just a plain regular hard drive full of data that any machine can use. THAT is what you move to your new machine for copying its contents.