Migrating XP from dead RAID mobo to new non-RAID mobo

Due to motherboard failure, I am replacing a KT7 RAID motherboard with a non
RAID EPOX motherboard.

I've been running XP Home (upgraded from Win 98se) on a RAID 1 (mirrored)
setup.

I would appreciate opinions and suggestions regarding making the transfer
with minimal loss of data.

Thanks,

Jeff T

[Jim]

Usually you can just remove one of the RAID drives and use it as-is, it's a
complete copy of the other, in every detail. And should be bootable too.
If not, it's a trivial matter to use a tool like BootIt NG (
http://www.bootitng.com ) and make it bootable again.

Of course, that doesn't mean it will boot the OS w/o a repair install! Any
time you change the motherboard or CPU, you should boot the XP CD and do a
repair install so the hardware is reinstalled w/ PnP and the appropriate
adjustments made. Clearly in this case, you have no more RAID controllers,
a major change. But since RAID is implemented in the Highpoint BIOS, XP is
otherwise oblivious to it and should not present a problem once the repair
install is completed.

But as with any major component change, there's no 100% guarantee it will
boot and run properly, even after a repair install (just cross your
fingers). In some cases, you have no choice but to do a clean OS install.
I suggest keeping one of the drives offline for now and using it as a data
recovery drive should you need to do a clean OS install.

HTH

Jim



> wrote in message
...
> Due to motherboard failure, I am replacing a KT7 RAID motherboard with a
non
> RAID EPOX motherboard.
>
> I've been running XP Home (upgraded from Win 98se) on a RAID 1 (mirrored)
> setup.
>
> I would appreciate opinions and suggestions regarding making the transfer
> with minimal loss of data.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff T
>
>

[jtelander]

Thanks for the info...thats exactly what I was planning to do..

I do appreciate the feedback.

Jeff

"Jim" > wrote in message
news:7pLKa.76326$Dr3.4486@fed1read02...
> Usually you can just remove one of the RAID drives and use it as-is, it's
a
> complete copy of the other, in every detail. And should be bootable too.
> If not, it's a trivial matter to use a tool like BootIt NG (
> http://www.bootitng.com ) and make it bootable again.
>
> Of course, that doesn't mean it will boot the OS w/o a repair install!
Any
> time you change the motherboard or CPU, you should boot the XP CD and do a
> repair install so the hardware is reinstalled w/ PnP and the appropriate
> adjustments made. Clearly in this case, you have no more RAID
controllers,
> a major change. But since RAID is implemented in the Highpoint BIOS, XP
is
> otherwise oblivious to it and should not present a problem once the repair
> install is completed.
>
> But as with any major component change, there's no 100% guarantee it will
> boot and run properly, even after a repair install (just cross your
> fingers). In some cases, you have no choice but to do a clean OS install.
> I suggest keeping one of the drives offline for now and using it as a data
> recovery drive should you need to do a clean OS install.
>
> HTH
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
> > Due to motherboard failure, I am replacing a KT7 RAID motherboard with a
> non
> > RAID EPOX motherboard.
> >
> > I've been running XP Home (upgraded from Win 98se) on a RAID 1
(mirrored)
> > setup.
> >
> > I would appreciate opinions and suggestions regarding making the
transfer
> > with minimal loss of data.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jeff T
> >
> >
>
>