Migrating to a RAID Array

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MurphNutz

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I'm trying to figure out how to copy my old OS partition (the first half of an old WD 250GB) to a RAID-0 array I will create with two new Samsung F3 1TB drives. This will be done on a TA790GX mobo. All drives will be on the same controller, so I'll have to create an image and restore it to the RAID array after I switch the BIOS options. I know I'll have to create the image after I install the RAID drivers on my current Win7 OS. Will this even work? Are there any complications that I'm missing? If you've done this before, what did you use to restore the drive image that (is free) would see the RAID array, or does the int13h not make that a problem?

On a side note, I've seen a lot of people TCing on RAID-0. Will I really see no noticeable improvement in real-world use? I'm not worried about drive failure as I'll be using my old drive as backup and a single drive still has this SPOF problem. If RAID-0 is totally useless, the question would still apply to RAID-1.
Also, in regards to thread-crapping, please don't mention SSDs. People are TCing like I've never seen over these. I'll get one the next time a 60GB+ drops to $1/GB or less, I promise. :D
 
The only imaging tool which will work is UIU. All of the others require the same HDD/array, so switching drives or arrays won't work on any of the basic imaging tools.
 
Red Falcon said:
The only imaging tool which will work is UIU. All of the others require the same HDD/array, so switching drives or arrays won't work on any of the basic imaging tools.
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I don't know about that, but I do know UIU won't work. It would have been overkill if it did, since I don't need all drivers stripped from my system. I just need to figure out how to get windows into a state that it will be able to see the RAID controller (while I'm in IDE mode) before I create the image. Anyway, this is the message I got from their tech support:

The UIU is not designed to function with RAID based systems. (No technical support.)
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Has no one successfully moved a single OS drive to a RAID array using the same SATA controller?
 
On a side note, I've seen a lot of people TCing on RAID-0. Will I really see no noticeable improvement in real-world use?
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Not much improvement with mechanical drives but I don't wanna TC. :D

And yes I have made a single drive into RAID0 2 drive set-up but it was with Acronis and it's not free.
 
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