I have a brand spanking new computer using RAID 0 with 2 500GB wd disks, making an array of 1TB (well, really 900somethingGB). OK, maybe not the smartest to use RAID 0, especially because one of my brand new disks is failing already! Question is how do I replace a disk from a RAID 0 setup? I’m on Vista 64 bit with ASUS P5W DH Deluxe mobo, using the onboard Intel ICH7R RAID controller. Using up about 600GB.
I have available a 3ware 9000 series RAID card (4 SATA ports), with 2 additional 500 GB disks, but they aren’t blank . It is still in my old system as a RAID 1 (same 600gb data including 2 more 75GB drives not in an array). I didn’t have the extra backup space at the time to wipe these out, and it just seemed easier to start fresh. I have a 500GB and a 320GB external drive to shuffle data around. My intention is to create a RAID 0+1 (or 1+0?).
Anybody have any suggestions about how to dig myself out of this mess? Can you unstripe a RAID 0 disk without losing everything?