Rebuild RAID array

Arclight · 08-20-09, 09:48 PM

Say you move 2 HDs that are part of a RAID array from internal cage to external enclosure. Is it possible to simply rebuild the array with the same 2 drives, retaining data, or would the array be effectively destroyed?

I have a bracket on the back with 2 eSATA ports, connected with cables to SATA ports on the MB, so it would be possible to connect the 2 drives to the same 2 ports as they were when mounted internally. Will this work, or is the chipset/HD controller of the external enclosure going to mess this up?

Figured getting an external drive would be handy, but it's proving to be a pita.

08-20-09, 09:48 PM	#1
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Rebuild RAID array Say you move 2 HDs that are part of a RAID array from internal cage to external enclosure. Is it possible to simply rebuild the array with the same 2 drives, retaining data, or would the array be effectively destroyed? I have a bracket on the back with 2 eSATA ports, connected with cables to SATA ports on the MB, so it would be possible to connect the 2 drives to the same 2 ports as they were when mounted internally. Will this work, or is the chipset/HD controller of the external enclosure going to mess this up? Figured getting an external drive would be handy, but it's proving to be a pita. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.