RAID Issue With True Image 2014 Premium
I'm having a similar RAID issue as SARL Ameris identifies in another thread. I recently had my RAID 1-configured printer/license PC go down from a failed CPU and motherboard. I had backed up this system with True Image 2014 Premium, and I have the .tib images stored safely in two separate locations. I recently installed a new CPU/mobo in that system, and configured it as RAID 1 in the BIOS settings (both mobo AND RAID controller). I am using the previous hard drives and have wiped them clean using the configuration utlity that comes with the RAID bios. I have tried unsuccessfully to restore the images to the "new" machine with no luck. True Image does not recognize the RAID configuration no matter what I try! I can, however, load a fresh copy of Win XP Pro onto the new machine...in the proper RAID 1 configuration, with NO problem. I just can't seem to get my data back from the previous .tib files.
The following are the particulars of my configuration:
Mobo: MSI A88XM-E45
CPU: AMD AD640KOKHLBOX (A6-6400K)
Drives: 2 x Seagate ST3500641AS-RK (500GB)
Software: WinXP Professional, SP3 with latest updates.
Configuration: RAID 1
Partitions: 5 (C: through G:)
Issue: When True Image 2014 Premium is boot-started, it fails to recognize the RAID array configuration, and it identifies the two disk drives as two separate disks with one ~500GB partition each instead of the RAID 1 array with five separate partitions of varying size. A text message BRIEFLY appears that states "NO RAID detected" or such before TI 2014 Premium starts the GUI interface. Again, the GUI displays two separate disks with one single ~500GB partition.
Is there a command line switch that I can use to for True Image to detect the RAID array...or do I have to resort to making this system non-redundant disks in order to recover my data.
The funny (not ha-ha!) thing is that I have an older workstation running WinXP SP3 that has several RAID 1 arrays and True Image has no problem detecting the arrays and restoring the data at boot time. In fact I used TI 2015 Premium to recover from a catastrophic hardware failure in mid-2014 with ZERO issues. I'm under the impression that this new AMD RAID controller is not recognized or is not in the Linux driver database, at least in the 2014 edition of True Image Premium.
Any help with this issue is GREATLY appreciated.
Tony