Can BIOS update "lose" RAID Drive?

If I flash my BIOS am I going to lose my raid drive/e.g. build it again and install windows?
Any help appreciated.
I currently have 1.1 BIOS and my CPU Voltage is unstable - CPU VID=1.37+3,3% V, but it runs between 1.34 and 1.42
Winchester 3500+/223@4HT, Multi x11
Neo4 Platinum
Corsair CMX-3200XLPRO 2x512@2-3-3-6/1T
Enermax 465w - 2x12V rails@18A each
X850XT
2xWD74 Raptors raid 0
120GB Hitachi
1.44MB Sony
NEC 3520a

Quote from: TheBigMan on 22-July-05, 01:37:03
You will lose the configurations in BIOS but not the RAID.
The RAID will stay the same you will not lose any data. You just have to configure the BIOS (not the RAID one) to recognize the discs as RAID, as you configured them the first time.
Hope that is clear...
Be well....
Thanks for the reply. Do you think it will solve the above described unstable voltage for the CPU. I currently use 1.10 BIOS

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