Temporarily disconnect RAID 0 array

[ahuckphin]

I have a desktop computer where I have 2 hard disk drives stripped in a RAID 0. Windows is installed in this RAID array and stripped with the motherboard's onboard hardware Intel RAID controller.

 

I now have plans to temporarily repurpose the computer by removing the 2 disks and installing different solid state drives.

 

When I am finished with the alternate purpose, will I be able to reinstall the 2 original hard disk drives and boot into Windows with no problem? 

[Bombastinator]

23 minutes ago, bindydad123 said:

I have a desktop computer where I have 2 hard disk drives stripped in a RAID 0. Windows is installed in this RAID array and stripped with the motherboard's onboard hardware Intel RAID controller.

 

I now have plans to temporarily repurpose the computer by removing the 2 disks and installing different solid state drives.

 

When I am finished with the alternate purpose, will I be able to reinstall the 2 original hard disk drives and boot into Windows with no problem? 

So will the raid be able to follow the striping.  How about “maybe”.  Seems like a good idea to back up what is on them before you pull them. The drives being able to mesh correctly is not something I’d want to count on even if it is reasonably reliable.  Not that I know if it is or not.

Edited July 14, 2021 by Bombastinator

[ahuckphin]

I can now confirm that it is possible to disconnect the RAID array, plug in other drives, install other operating systems and still be able to plug back in the original RAID array and boot into the operating system installed in the RAID array.