Setting up RAID 0 on my system with two SSD's

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:mad: I have looked everywhere to find a solution to no avail and I do not want to do a clean install of Windows 8 as I have a lot of programs and software on a 2TB hard drive.

My OS is saved on a SSD (Patriot Wildfire 240Gb) and the majority of my programs/games are on my 2TB HDD.

I have installed two 250Gb SSD's to use in RAID 0 for my operating system but haven't got a clue on how to set it up without doing a totally fresh install. Is it possible to transfer the OS from the Wildfire SSD to the new SSD's without losing any data?

For details on my system spec see below:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build - Asus X79 Sabretooth
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus X79 Sabertooth
    Memory
    G-Skill RipjawsZ 64gb (8x8Gb) running at 2133mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon R9 290X x3
    Sound Card
    On board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus PB278Q 27 inch Widescreen LED
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Patriot Wildfire 240Gb SSD
    2x 250GB Samsung SSD 840 Evo
    2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm, 6GB/S
    3TB Western Digital (Green) 7200rpm, 6GB/S
    PSU
    OCZ 1250W ZX Series PSU 80+ Gold
    Case
    Corsair Carbide Series 500R
    Cooling
    Corsair H80 Hydro Series Liquid CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard
    Mouse
    Drakonia Gaming Mouse
    Internet Speed
    1.6 mb/s
    Browser
    Internet Explorer
    Antivirus
    Norton
Yes you would migrate the data from the old SSD to the new SSD... And if you are setting up a RAID configuration then you would setup that up to..

RAID
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
Just remember that RAID0 can be very risky because the loss of 1 drive means a loss of all the data on both drives. Also, do note that most, if not all of any performance advantage you get with RAID0 using SSDs will be seen in benchmarking programs only - that is, other than the placebo affect, most users don't notice any difference in performance - especially with integrated RAID controllers.

And note your boot times will increase significantly.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W10 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
I'd have to agree. You'd be adding more chances of issue than anything positive you'd see from the outcome. If you can still return them, I'd take back to two SSDs and buy one larger one, which may end up being cheaper than the two.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3770K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-Z77-UD3H
    Memory
    16 GB Patriot Viper 3 DDR3-1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 470 GTX
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Hard Drives
    Crucial M4 256 GB, WD WD20EFRX 2 TB
    PSU
    OCZ 700W
    Case
    Corsair 300R
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
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