Raid 0 -> Raid 1

[ThE_DeaD]

Hi Guys,

I have three drives in my system all the same size... a Raid 0 for my OS and a JBOD with nothing on it.

I realize now that redundancy is way more important then a little speed and I want to convert the Raid 0 to Raid 1. What is the best way to do this? I don't want to format...

I could *potentially* get another drive to create another RAID 1 but I can't say for sure. Would that be easier?

I am using the Intel Matrix RAID.

 

[xenotype]

You're going to lose the data on the RAID0 stripe in reconfiguring that. Best way would be to back up the data to your JBOD area, and with another drive, RAID1 two matching drives, and restore over your data.

 

[ThE_DeaD]

Can I do it while maintaining the integrity of the RAID0? IE not reinstalling windows/applications?

What is the best application for it?

 

[nitrobass24]

Really you have one choice.

Get some imaging software.
Make an image. Save it to a Hard Drive that is not in RAID.
Create your RAID1
Restore Image.

That is the fastest/easiest way to do this.