RAID 0 To new motherboard

[erodz1892]

I hope I can get some help, I currently use a Windows 7 machine for backup (BTSYNC) and movies. This windows installation is on 2 SSD 840 Pro drives (RAID0) and the DATA backup is on 2 RED drives 3tb each(RAID0). I use a z97 asus ITX board with an i3 4370 but I need more power for movie transcoding and I am planning an upgrade to an i7 4790S cpu and a full ATX board. However i need to reinstall windows and I need those two SSDs can I re install windows on the new machine and simply transfer the RED drives to it by simply connecting them to the SATA ports the new machine? My plan is to reinstall windows on the new machine and plug the DATA drives to the controller hoping to get recognized. Normally windows always wants to format the drives at first and thats my fear of losing whats on those drives and I don't have another 6tb of storage to back it up. I am on a budget and don't want to spend on getting two more SSD for install. I have 4 1Tb drives where I am placing the movies and using the old 3tb for backup of photos and videos after I am done thats the plan.

 

[ronintexas]

If the same chipset is used, you will have a better chance of it working...with an exact RAID controller match, you have an almost 100% chance of it working...and the odds go down from there. I would suggest a full backup of the drives prior to transfer.

One word of caution - RAID0 is striping only - meaning you have two drives acting as one....giving you twice the chance at losing 100% of the data on the drives....all it takes is either drive to develop hardware issues and both drives are toast (the good one can be repartitioned and reused).

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there, erodz1892!

I totally agree with @ronintexas! You'd need the exact same RAID controller in order for it to work, and I'd still do a backup of the data somewhere else before proceeding with it as a measure of precaution, of course.
Storing your data on a RAID 0 configuration sounds very risky. With stripping failure of one drive causes the whole array to fail and you'd loose your files.
I strongly recommend backing up everything important off-site to an external or Blu-rays or anywhere that's not on your system.

Good luck! Hope this was helpful!
SuperSoph_WD

 

[erodz1892]

Thank you for the answers ! I currently use the Asus z97 plus ITX motherboard and the one I am looking at is the ASUS Maximus VII Hero paired with the 4790s i7. I believe they have to have the same controller hopefully, another question that dropped was will the power consumption increase because of an ATX board ? I am planning to run this 24/7 as backup and media server with the 4 drives (1tb) for media and two 3tb red drives for backup, I do multiple streams and it seems that the i3 4370 is having some trouble keeping up with 1080p video transcoding thats the reason for the upgrade. I know is not the best using gaming components for backups purposes but thats whats available at the local microcenter right now.

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Thank you for the answers ! I currently use the Asus z97 plus ITX motherboard and the one I am looking at is the ASUS Maximus VII Hero paired with the 4790s i7. I believe they have to have the same controller hopefully, another question that dropped was will the power consumption increase because of an ATX board ? I am planning to run this 24/7 as backup and media server with the 4 drives (1tb) for media and two 3tb red drives for backup, I do multiple streams and it seems that the i3 4370 is having some trouble keeping up with 1080p video transcoding thats the reason for the upgrade. I know is not the best using gaming components for backups purposes but thats whats available at the local microcenter right now.

Well, to be honest I don't think that your power consumption will increase that much. Besides, the WD Red drives are power-efficient as well. They incorporate technologies that reduce the power consumption and lowers the operating temps. Also the NASware 3.0 in the Reds is designed to withstand the workload in 24/7 environments.
Check more here: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=nRnFoy

I hope everything works out without any issues!
Don't forget to back up!
SuperSoph_WD