Sanada
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About 2 weeks ago my PSU blew up and took the Motherboard with it. The board was a P4C800-E Deluxe. I sent it back and got a full refund.
So now I have a computer with no motherboard. I had an SATA RAID 0 set-up and consequently I can't access the files on it. I was told that if I get a motherboard with the same chipset 875P + ICH5R that I could access the drives again and retrieve the files. I could just format them again and get any new board but I'd like to get the files back if I can. I do back-up but this happened a week after I last backed-up. The RAID 0 is still in tacked so I should be able to access it still. The drives still work after the motherboard died.
I can just get a replacement P4C800-E Deluxe but they're hard to come by now. Only place I can possibly get one is eBay. I don't mind getting another board as long as it has the chipset ICH5R so I can access the RAID again. I'm a little confused though. The P4C800-E Deluxe uses 875P (Northbridge) and ICH5R (Southbridge). If I get a board that has the ICH5R (Southbridge) but a different Northbridge, will the RAID still be recognized? Could anyone possibly recommend a good motherboard if that's the case? I liked the P4C800-E Deluxe although it did have some issues with the USB 2.0.
Thanks.
For those thinking "why the hell use a RAID 0?", I was only really trying it out. I tried RAID 1 before. I might even revert back to it or just not use a RAID altogether.
EDIT: Forgot to mention that this is for a Socket 478 CPU.
So now I have a computer with no motherboard. I had an SATA RAID 0 set-up and consequently I can't access the files on it. I was told that if I get a motherboard with the same chipset 875P + ICH5R that I could access the drives again and retrieve the files. I could just format them again and get any new board but I'd like to get the files back if I can. I do back-up but this happened a week after I last backed-up. The RAID 0 is still in tacked so I should be able to access it still. The drives still work after the motherboard died.
I can just get a replacement P4C800-E Deluxe but they're hard to come by now. Only place I can possibly get one is eBay. I don't mind getting another board as long as it has the chipset ICH5R so I can access the RAID again. I'm a little confused though. The P4C800-E Deluxe uses 875P (Northbridge) and ICH5R (Southbridge). If I get a board that has the ICH5R (Southbridge) but a different Northbridge, will the RAID still be recognized? Could anyone possibly recommend a good motherboard if that's the case? I liked the P4C800-E Deluxe although it did have some issues with the USB 2.0.
Thanks.
For those thinking "why the hell use a RAID 0?", I was only really trying it out. I tried RAID 1 before. I might even revert back to it or just not use a RAID altogether.
EDIT: Forgot to mention that this is for a Socket 478 CPU.
