RE: [OT] Upgrading a raid drive

[Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You *should* be ok then. Maybe worth a quick test to see if Acronis
sees the drive first though?

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Dave McLaughlin
> Sent: 18 October 2009 14:54
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Upgrading a raid drive
>
> Hi Paul,
>
> It is hardware raid on the motherboard SATA connections.
>
> As I have Acronis I am going to see if I can back-up the existing
drive
> first then see if it will detect the new installation.
>
> Dave...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> Paul Gale
> Sent: 18 October 2009 17:28
> To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Upgrading a raid drive
>
> I've had very good success with Acronis to do similar - it modifies
the
> partition size on restore to fit the new space.
>
> I don't think you should have any problems as long as the Acronis
> product
> you're using fully supports the OS etc and is up to date.
>
> The RAID bit shouldn't make any difference as long as the restore
> process
> can see the RAID drive i.e. if you're using the Acronis recovery app
> (booted
> from) can see the RAID drive and free space. This can easily be
checked
> before you start by booting to the restore app and looking to see if
it
> can
> see the drive.
>
> What kind of RAID setup are you using - software (in Windows) or a
> hardware
> controller?
>
> Paul.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus
> signature database 4519 (20091018) __________
>
> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>
> http://www.eset.com
>


__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus
signature database 4519 (20091018) __________

The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.

http://www.eset.com



------------------------------------