Will flashing my BIOS destroy my onboard RAID array?

[J3anyus]

I'm running an EPoX 8K7A+ on my main rig, which has an onboard Highpoint HPT370A RAID controller. I'm currently running two 60GB drives in RAID 0 (striping). I'd like to flash my BIOS for a few reasons, one of which is to update the RAID controller's BIOS. I'm currently running the July 2001 BIOS which includes version 1.11 (or something like that) of the RAID BIOS. EPoX has a newer BIOS from late May, 2002, which includes version 2.32 of the RAID BIOS. If I perform this flash, is there any chance that this will destroy my RAID array? If so, will I be able to recover it by just rebuilding the array?

Thanks in advance.

Jacob

 

[ThumpR777]

I flashed my Bios with a RAID array and it caused me no grief at all. I do backup on to a network twice a day, so I recommend that you do back up your info. Once my MB died under warranty, sent it in, got it back and plugged it in, and the RAID set up handled the new board fine.

 

[Fuzznuts]

the raid is set by info the harddisks as long as you use the same disks on the same channel youll be fine.

 

[AnandtechViolator]

use the same hardware and configs and you should be fine.

 

[techietam]

I don't think RAID BIOS is flashed when you
flash your mobo BIOS. Ayone..?

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: techietam
I don't think RAID BIOS is flashed when you
flash your mobo BIOS. Ayone..?

Sometimes it is. Depends on the board maker. I know abit does it with their KT7 boards. And there is a CHANCE you will loose your raid if you update your Bios and it also updates the Bios for the raid controller.
So back it up and it it workds out, great, if not, just install the back up

 

[J3anyus]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: techietam
I don't think RAID BIOS is flashed when you
flash your mobo BIOS. Ayone..?

Sometimes it is. Depends on the board maker. I know abit does it with their KT7 boards. And there is a CHANCE you will loose your raid if you update your Bios and it also updates the Bios for the raid controller.
So back it up and it it workds out, great, if not, just install the back up

Pulling 80 gigs off CD wouldn't be too much fun...I think I'm going to try to find someone with a spare 60GB or larger drive that I can borrow so I can ghost over to it and not risk losing anything.