Taking existing drives out, placing into a new case - Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/taking-existing-drives-out-placing-into-a-new-case/ SoftRAID Discussion Board en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:10:48 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Taking existing drives out, placing into a new case https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/taking-existing-drives-out-placing-into-a-new-case/#post-6305 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 16:10:58 +0000 Absolutely.

]]> Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/taking-existing-drives-out-placing-into-a-new-case/#post-6305 RE: Taking existing drives out, placing into a new case https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/taking-existing-drives-out-placing-into-a-new-case/#post-6301 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 13:06:00 +0000 Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize mediaeasier https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/taking-existing-drives-out-placing-into-a-new-case/#post-6301 RE: Taking existing drives out, placing into a new case https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/taking-existing-drives-out-placing-into-a-new-case/#post-6274 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 20:47:05 +0000 There are no issues, likely.

Depending on how old, however, if they are really old, we may not support APM partition map. I think in 5.x, we mount them, but no longer allow creating them, etc. So they should mount automatically on a new computer/enclosure.

 

If they are already in GPT (current) disk format, they can just be connected in any way. There is no information about the volume that is not stored on the disks.

]]> Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/taking-existing-drives-out-placing-into-a-new-case/#post-6274 Taking existing drives out, placing into a new case https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/taking-existing-drives-out-placing-into-a-new-case/#post-6272 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 20:43:45 +0000 Hi Guys,

I have an old MacPro 3.1 on Catalina with 4x4TB drives stripped into a RAID using this SoftRaid software. The computer has died so I would like to take the drives out, put them into some sort of new housing, and keep on using them. 

What's the best way to do this? Thanks in advance 

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