Replacing a Raid 5 controller with a different type

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Subject:Replacing a Raid 5 controller with a different type
Posted by: Ray Brunelle (RayBrunel…@discussions.microsoft.com)
Date:Sun, 25 Feb 2007

i am using a Dell poweredge 1420 server with windows sbs 2003.  Everything is
good except the CERC raid controller they sold me is a slug.  I would like to
replace it with a ARC -1100.  I have 3 SATA hd's partitioned into two logical
drives c:\ containing the operating system and E:\ containing the data.  What
is the best way to move the existing drives over to the new card?  Just
plugging them in to the new card and rebooting is propably not going to work
is it?

Any suggestions on how to proceed would be appreciated.

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