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I have 2 128gb ssd drives set as raid 0 and have just bought a single ssd 500gb i want to know if i can clone or copy my setup, replace drive 0 with my new one and restore the setup to the new drive using AHCI instead of raid. I have arconis true image!

 

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Given the nature of your setup cloning is problematic. You do not need to change the mode from RAID to AHIC as RAID drivers are better optimised for SSDs.

I would recommend creating recovery media; you do not say which version of ATI you have, but assuming it is a recent version (ATI 2020 or 2019) select Windows RE or Windows PE (the latter will not work unless you have the Windows ADK installed) - this will ensure that necessary drivers are included. The Linux recovery media will not work as it will not have proprietary drivers for your RAID (assuming it is, as is most likely, Intel raid). Boot using the boot media - before doing so confirm if the PC is using Legacy/BIOS or UEFI, as you will need to select the correct one to do a successful backup and recovery. In Windows 10, in the search bar type "system information" and open the System Information Applet, which will show if BIOS our UEFI is used by the PC - for the PC I am using at the moment the information shows that it is UEFI - see below.

Run the recovery media and create a disks and partitions backup of the RAID drives (be sure to include all partitions, including Recovery and UEFI (if present)). Once the backup is completed, remove the RAID configuration (this may be in the UEFI/BIOS itself - common in newer systems - or separate accessed by Ctrl+I if I recall correctly. [This is important as unless this is done the old drives will not be usable or may cause all sorts of havoc due to disk ID issues). Power off the PC, disconnect the power, remove the old drives and install the new drive (preferably on SATA port 0 as on multi-drive PCs True Image seems to assume the OS is on SATA port 0). Boot up using the recovery media, recover to the new SSD. Once the process is completed, check to make sure that the boot device is correctly entered in the BIOS/UEFI - if UEFI it should be Windows Boot Manager, if BIOS select the new drive.

Ian