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Clone M.2 SSDs in RAID0

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Hello!

I'm planning to buy the new Razer Blade Pro, which has 2xNVMe M.2 SSDs in RAID0.

let's say I want to replace those ssds with a pair of Samsung 960 Pro.

Is there any possibility I will be able to clone disks with true image? I also have a desktop computer and I can place ssds there.

Thank you!

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Cloning is not supported for any dynamic disk (including RAID sets).  Plus, a clone is an exact replica so you typically don't want to clone when changing hardware configurations as NVME and SATA are not the same.

However, you can take a full disk image of the RAID set and restore the full disk image to another RAID set so this is possible.  Check out this post for more details.  https://forum.acronis.com/forum/126072#comment-391792

I did this exact same method going from a standard SSD to my 950 Pro last year.

Also, since you are using RAID, I would highly encourage you to use WinPE rescue media and not the default Linux media.  WinPE will give you better driver support - especially if you use our MVP WinPE media builder (it just reqires that you have Windows ADK installed first -for now.  I would recommend you use Windows 10 ADK 1511 for the build as well (or 1607) - if you have Windows 7 or a newer OS, you can use Windows 10 ADK on your machine).

Links to the MVP builder and Windows ADK are listed below.

 

Agree with Bobbo here.  You WILL have to use the MVP tool to create a WinPE Recovery Media if you want it to be a simple process.

Ok, I've figured out what is MVP tool, windows ADK and rescue media:)

Thats how I see the process: 

1. Install Acronis True Image, Windows ADK.

2. Run MVP Tool to create USB rescue media with all necessary drivers.

3. Connect external USB HDD with the size greater than used space on existing raid-0 array.

4. Boot with rescue media, make full image of raid-0 disk (with destination - external HDD).

5. Swap SSDs, build raid-0 array.

6. Boot with rescue media and restore saved image to new raid-0.

Correct?

Trali, that looks fine to me, but would suggest an extra step in the process after step 3.

3a.  Boot the rescue media and test that you can see the internal and external drives correctly.  
The rescue media needs to be booted in the same mode as your Windows OS uses, which for most new systems should normally be in UEFI mode, so if you see more than one option when selecting the USB boot device, ensure that you select the correct one, as you may see both Legacy and UEFI options, depending on what the system BIOS offers.

See webpage: Check if your PC uses UEFI or BIOS for more information.

Along with Steve's recommendation that should do it.