Rebuilding broken RAID 0 array?

[instink]

Hey guys,

I had two HD's in a SATA RAID 0 array and my motherboard died... all data on both HD's is intact but I really need some files off the two or even better having the array rebuilt and not have to reinstall windows etc when I get a new mobo

Surely this is not a hard thing to do... like i said both drives are intact... just need to set the array back up.... thanks for any help

[Sjaak]

Get the same motherboard with identical RAID chip. Connect the drives and set them up in the BIOS, make sure not to format. Should work then, i've done it once.

[instink]

No chance of getting the same board.... I've already ordered a different one, putting it in tomorrow

Thanks for the suggestion, but any other options?

[Sjaak]

Thanks for the suggestion, but any other options?


To minimize the risk of data loss, you will need exactly the same raid controller.

[darkdrago]

you don't need the exact same motherboard however (like Sjaak said) you WILL need to get the same raid controller to get the data back. I had a raid 0 array setup on a kr7 and ended up losing the board and just finding a hpt 370 based raid card and used that and it picked up the array just fine.

[Sleepy_Steve]

I was able to rebuild one on an i875p once... but i went from an abit to an intel board of the same chipset...
And yes, i was using the same raid controler on it (as there can often be more than one, make sure to be careful when you do that)