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I can't say that it can't be done, but I would advise against trying to do that. &nbsp;I would suggest doing a fresh install of the OS on the RAID.<br />
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I have never had much long-term luck with taking an image of a computer and moving it to another machine... but, that might just be my luck. &nbsp;:)<br />
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Hope this helps.
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I can't say that it can't be done, but I would advise against trying to do that.  I would suggest doing a fresh install of the OS on the RAID.

I have never had much long-term luck with taking an image of a computer and moving it to another machine... but, that might just be my luck.  :)

Hope this helps.

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Hi! &nbsp;I'Ve just bought a 3Ware Raid controller for mirroring. &nbsp;I know I first have to boot up with the raid install so that Windows 2003 can detect it. &nbsp;One it's done; what is the best way to transfert the windows server 2003 hard disk (IDE) to the new Raid Controller (SATA)? &nbsp;Can I make an image of the OS and just put it on the new raid? &nbsp;Will it work?<br />
Thanks!
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Hi!  I'Ve just bought a 3Ware Raid controller for mirroring.  I know I first have to boot up with the raid install so that Windows 2003 can detect it.  One it's done; what is the best way to transfert the windows server 2003 hard disk (IDE) to the new Raid Controller (SATA)?  Can I make an image of the OS and just put it on the new raid?  Will it work?
Thanks!

How to install / transfer Windows Server 2003 to a new raid controller

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).