Vista - Changing from RAID 0 to single drive - and retaining data

Hi Everyone,

I have been having a challenge with changing from RAID 0 to a single drive, whilst retaining the data from the RAID array.

To date I have performed the following:

1). Partitioned a single drive so that it closely matches the partitions on the RAID array.

2). Used XXClone to "clone" the contents of each partition on the RAID array to corresponding partitions on the single drive.

I have two partitions, one for the operating system (Win 7) and the other for data.

All appears to be good on the single drive when I boot up from the RAID array and then look at the files in Windows Explorer.

However when I remove the RAID array (and set the BIOS to non-raid) I cannot seem to boot from the single drive.

Windows 7 is presenting the following error:

Status: 0xc000000e

Info: The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible.

I have booted from the Windows 7 install DVD and selected the "Repair" option. From there I have...

1). Selected "Startup Repair"

*** Couldn't do it! No installation found!

2). Gone to a prompt and issued the "x:\boot\bootsect.exe /nt60 all" command

*** Rebooted - no improvement

3). Gone to a prompt and issued different flavours of the "bootrec" command

*** Rebooted - no improvement

I notice at the System Recovery Options screen that Win 7 is listed as the OS, the partition size is given as 0, and the Location is given as (Unknown) "local disk"!'

Basically the "Repair" options cannot find the installation...

Can anybody offer advice on how I can go about getting my single drive to boot?

I have Googled this, and it would seem that most people can't get past this speed hump.

I have considered creating a system image, but I figure that I may just end up in the same predicament because the hardware configuration is being changed.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Davo

You probably won't like my answer, but I'll tell you anyways. The only way I've ever managed to move systems from one RAID type to another (or none at all) is by using Acronis Workstation. It has a "Universal Restore" feature which allows you to transfer the OS to completely dissimilar hardware, including different RAID types. I've only used the Server version, but I'm sure the Workstation version works the same way. The software is about $90, but it's worth every penny IMHO.

Hi,

Thanks for the heads up. I think that I will just install the O/S again, I haven't lost any data, so all is good.

Cheers

Davo

Yeah, that may be the easiest option. I've never found a way to do it for free before--using Acronis is the only way I know how to do it. Good luck!