retrieving info from raid0 array

[Bodega]

is the only way to get back all the data on my sata raid array (striped) to have it hooked up to the exact same raid chip? -sil3112 on ga-8knxp that just died

 

[Snugglebear]

You need the same stripe settings, too. Some mfgs provide utilities that can reinitialize stripesets without blowing them away, but to my knowledge Sil is not one of them.

 

[Bodega]

i found a pci card that has teh same sil chip, do you think that i would be able to rebuild the array using that chip without losing any data?

 

[Bodega]

would very much appreciate a response... i need to format the drives and i have alot of data that i need to get off the drives if its possible.

 

[Snugglebear]

To be frank, you're going to be a guinea pig. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. I can't tell you for certain unless I try it myself with the exact same setup. The el-cheapo raid adapters are flaky at best.

 

[Ice Czar]

when confronted with the same situation 4 years ago
I wrote off the array rather than buy a replacement mobo with the same chip

as Snugglebear points out its possible
but the implementation is variable

i need to format the drives

why?
That doesnt sound promising