FastTrack RAID 0 from XP to 7 PRO w/o Data Loss

[Galajerson]

My XP system died and I want to migrate my two RAID 0 drives (with data, incl XP) to my new Windows 7 PRO system. Does anyone know how to do this? If I set the BIOS to RAID instead of ACHI, 7 PRO recognizes and reports that the Promise Raid 0 Array is synchronizing. But, the system will only boot to a DVD repair disk, and not to the single hard drive.

 

[Galajerson]

My XP system died and I want to migrate my two RAID 0 drives (with data, incl XP) to my new Windows 7 PRO system. Does anyone know how to do this? If I set the BIOS to RAID instead of ACHI, 7 PRO recognizes and reports that the Promise Raid 0 Array is synchronizing. But, the system will only boot to a DVD repair disk, and not to the single hard drive.

(I don't need to keep XP on the RAID drives.) Does anyone know how to move a RAID array to a new Windows 7 PRO 64 bit system?

 

[thently]

You can't. Best bet is to slap a third non raid disk into old PC. Do a base load windows 7 don't eneter key you can use for 60 days without key. Then open the raid disk up should still be working hopefully. If it does not have drive letter give it one then hook up external drive and copy all data you need off... Easiest way I know of you will not be able to move two drives to another computer and keep raid unless almost exact same board/ controller for raid. Even then sketchy.

Thently

 

[Galajerson]

You can't. Best bet is to slap a third non raid disk into old PC. Do a base load windows 7 don't eneter key you can use for 60 days without key. Then open the raid disk up should still be working hopefully. If it does not have drive letter give it one then hook up external drive and copy all data you need off... Easiest way I know of you will not be able to move two drives to another computer and keep raid unless almost exact same board/ controller for raid. Even then sketchy.

Thently

The old Promise PDC20378 controller is on an Asus A8V Deluxe. The cpu in the old system ist kapoot and ran XP Pro. To install Win7 would be a whole new career, I think. I don't understand why 7 pro 64 recognizes the "Promise raid 0" array but won't let the other AHCI disk boot. Weird.

Thanks, anyway. I Appreciate your response.

 

[noobtastical]

The old Promise PDC20378 controller is on an Asus A8V Deluxe. The cpu in the old system ist kapoot and ran XP Pro. To install Win7 would be a whole new career, I think. I don't understand why 7 pro 64 recognizes the "Promise raid 0" array but won't let the other AHCI disk boot. Weird.

Thanks, anyway. I Appreciate your response.

I ran into the same problem with my A8V Deluxe. Win 7 does not support the Promise controller, and there is no driver available for it .
Had to pick up a pci sata controller for my machine.
Hope this helps!

 

[Galajerson]

I ran into the same problem with my A8V Deluxe. Win 7 does not support the Promise controller, and there is no driver available for it .
Had to pick up a pci sata controller for my machine.
Hope this helps!

Ohhh the pain. Were you able to save the data on your RAID drives after you installed the pci controller card? Or, did you have to reformat?

Thanks, noobtastical.

 

[noobtastical]

Ohhh the pain. Were you able to save the data on your RAID drives after you installed the pci controller card? Or, did you have to reformat?

Thanks, noobtastical.

Fortunately for me I was very lucky and had performed a Macrium Reflect disk image to an external drive recently just in case. So I had a complete backup to work with.
Only thing I can think of is to see if you can get a hold of a cheap(or friends ) socket 939 cpu for your old board that you can use temporarily to boot the machine up under XP and perform a backup of the files you need. Worst case is you have to do an XP "repair" to the installation so you can boot it back up.
Would this be at all possible ?

Good luck!!

 

[Galajerson]

Unfortunately for me, my backup didn't back up the files I need now :/ I think my board is okay, although I did smell electrical burn. If I can find a CPU for that board, I might be able to make it work. The CPU was an AMD Athlon 3500+ 64. Maybe I could find one fairly cheap. I'm going to give it a try. Thanks for the suggestion!