Transfer RAID 0 Array from NForce4 to Silicon Image on A8N

[MeatHead88]

Has anybody had any luck just moving their RAID 0 disk array on their new ASUS A8N SLI Delux board to the Silicon Image RAID controller? I 've had it with the constant Hard Drive problems on the NForce controller. The Silicon Image controller is said to be slower, but at least I a have not heard of any disc corruption on it.

I've tried every bios out, resetting everytime, but still have disc issues. It seems to run great till I run a defrag or disk speed test. Then it always freezes and I have to reboot and run scan disk. I played DOOM 3 for hours yesterday but when I was finished, I ran a disc speed test and it frooze agian. I don't get it.

I would like to move my existing hard drive set right over to the Silicon Image controller with out reformating and loading windows again.....

 

[T3mplar]

Hei.. I have similar issues with the nForce4 controller, the damn thing causes the "interrupts" process (under System Idle process) to hog the CPU when using the latest nforce 4 drivers, 6.39, the original drivers will cause the system to hang.
There were some peeps saying that disabling Creative front panel detection during boot would solve the issue or the windows auto update service but no go on my rig.

So now I just want to move the array if possible, please post here if you have any luck doing so without loosing all your data.

Wondering if I could simply install the Sil drivers on my current setup and then hook the drives to the Sil controller and build a new array without setting the build to clear the drives and zap, keep my config. LOL I doubt it but heck who knows

Simon

 

[Concillian]

Originally posted by: MeatHead88
I would like to move my existing hard drive set right over to the Silicon Image controller with out reformating and loading windows again.....

I do not think this can be done.

It is one of the significant downsides of on-board RAID controllers. Consider the following situation:

A year from now your board dies. Your board model is no longer being made. You select a board of different manufacture with a different brand RAID controller because you didn't consider the brand of RAID controller in your purchase. You now have NO WAY of getting at your data unless you buy yet another board.

I have seen that exact scenario posted to these very forums.
On board RAID is a risky proposition for only a slight performance gain. I'm generally of the opinion that those who choose to use on-board RAID are either brave, misinformed, don't care much about their data, or have robust secondary backup methods.