Question Moving Raid drives to new computer

[sundancer268]

I am planning to replace my ASUS Z97 Motherboard with the 4790K processor with a new ASUS ROG STRIX Z890-E GAMING WIFI with the Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 Processor 285K processor. In my current system, I have two of my Hard Drives set up in a Raid Configuration drive "D". How do I move these drives over to my new build without losing my data and programs? Do I have to go into the Intel Drive setup and remove each drive from the Raid, or can I just plug on of these drives in to the new MB set it up as Raid and then add the second drive? These are 1.5 TB drives and I do have an identical third drive as drive "E" that maybe I could transfer the data to. I am only duing this rebuild because of the windows 10 end of life and I am doing it now to avoid the terriff increases promised.

 

[rgd1101]

raid is not a backup. do a backup

 

[sundancer268]

I know it is not a backup, it is just a safety measure when a drive fails and I have had the drives fail in the past and the raid has saved my data just fine.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

The proper way to do what you want is to back up the data on the current array and restore it on the new system. Unless you are using a hardware RAID controller you cannot just move the drives from one machine to another. And as already put to you, RAID is NOT a backup of ANY kind, it is only for data availability in those situations where it must be online and available 24/7 and the home environment is not that place. You were extremely lucky to have not lost your data when a drive failed.

 

[USAFRet]

How was this RAID created?
Software, motherboard, hardware controller?

What specific drives?

This is a RAID 1? Given a proper backup routine, RAID 1 in the consumer space is mostly a waste.

 

[sundancer268]

The raid was created by the motherboard and is just mirrored.

 

[Misgar]

The raid was created by the motherboard and is just mirrored.

I tried that on a Windows 98SE system. Both drives developed (different) errors after a few years. There's no guarantee one drive will remain "good" when the other half of the mirror goes "bad". If the PSU goes bang or you get a lightning strike, both halves of the mirror could go up in smoke.

 

[SkyNetRising]

How do I move these drives over to my new build without losing my data and programs?
These are 1.5 TB drives and I do have an identical third drive as drive "E" that maybe I could transfer the data to.

Move all data from RAID to 3rd drive.
Move 3rd drive to new PC.
Break RAID and repurpose drives for something else.

 

[USAFRet]

The raid was created by the motherboard and is just mirrored.

That array will not survive a motherboard swap.

Given that these are 1.5TB drives, they are likely pretty old, pretty small, and closer to death than would be comfortable.

Time to replace.
(and with NO RAID)