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RAID 1 Question

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cnick79

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Here's my run-on question:

If I have two identical drives in RAID 1 and take the raid apart and mount each drive independtly will I have two drives with the same data I had when they were in RAID 1 and be able to access the data on each drive?
 
With certain RAID systems (Linux software raid handles this, for example, but only on Linux machines), but not on others. Many controllers write a header of some sort to the beginning of the disk, so the disks won't be usable outside that controller. The LSR one is standardized, though, so it can be used anywhere. The only way to be sure with your controller is to try it.

 
How about if it's on my Abit IC7-G mobo?

If I convert my RAID 1 into RAID 5 will I lose my data?
 
1) I don't know. I never used the integrated raid on my 875 board. I would not expect it to work, though.

2) Almost certainly. You can always copy the data somewhere else and then back onto an array, but that's probably the only option in this case.

PS: ABIT's ftp is *really* slow. Only got 10 k/s from them... and I'm on oc-12... :eek:

 
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