Raid 1 Failure

Hello Everyone

I am running WXP SP3 in Raid 1, 2x IDE Hard Drives.

I Hard Drive is faulty.

I do not have a CD.

How can I securely save everything on the computer, but change to 2x SATA Drives.

Which is the best configuration for speed, performance, security (that is, crashing).

Thanks in advance for your detailed advice/instructions.

Please see specs below.







CPU

1.LGA775
2.Intel® Pentium® D Processor
3.Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
4.Supports 1066/800/533MHz FSB



Chipset

1.Northbridge: Intel® 945P Express Chipset
2.Southbridge: Intel® ICH7
3.GigaRAID ITE8212 IDE RAID controller
4.Broadcom 5789 Gigabit Ethernet controller
5.Realtek ALC882 audio codec



Memory

1.4 DDR II DIMM memory slots (supports up to 4GB memory)
2.Supports 1.8V DDR II DIMM
3.Supports dual channel DDR II 667/533/400 DIMM
* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.


Internal I/O Connectors

1.4 x Serial ATA II 3.0Gb/s connectors
2.1 x UDMA ATA 100/66/33 connectors
3.2 x UDMA ATA 133/100/66 connectors (For HDDs only)
4.1 x FDD connector
5.2 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors (supports 4 ports)
6.2 x cooling fan connectors



Expansion Slots

1.1 PCI Express x 16 slot
2.2 PCI Express x 1 slots
3.3 PCI slots



Back Panel Connectors

1.4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2.1 x RJ45 ports
3.6 x Audio ports (4 x Line-out/ 1 x Line-in/ 1 x MIC)
4.1 x Coaxial S/P-DIF out
5.1 x Optical S/P-DIF out
6.PS/2 Keyboard/ Mouse
7.1 x COM port connector
8.1 x LPT port



Form Factor

1.ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 22.0cm

 

RAID1 is a mirror.. so both drives are the same. If you pull one the other should boot. So if you're not sure which drive is bad, you can go through this process of elimination. Then when you put the replacement drive in the RAID should rebuild or prompt you to add the drive to the RAID.
The system should boot when the bad drive is pulled, you might get a notice that the RAID is faulty. Anyways when you get the system booted, shut it down and copy it over to your SATA drive(s).