I have a Dell XPS430 with a Raid 1 configuration managed by Intel Matrix Storage Manager.  I recently replaced one of the 1TB disks which had failed and rebuilt the Raid onto the new disk.  At that point Windows Search stopped working and I searched online for a reason.  I think it might be to do with the fact that the original hard disk  has a Physical Sector Size of 512 Bytes and the same Logical Sector Size, while the new one has a Physical Sector Size of 3072 bytes and a Logical Sector Size of 512 bytes.  The suggestion was that downloading the latest drivers would cure this but on checking the Intel website, it recommends upgrading from Intel Matrix Storage Manager to Intel Rapid Storage Manager.  I have downloaded this package but their advice is to check with my hardware manufacturer before loading it.

Question:  Does anyone know if the Rapid Storage software just replaces Matrix Storage Manager and takes over responsibility for managing the RAID disks or might it break the raid completely?  Am I at risk of losing data?  Are there any issues or snags I need to be aware of?

Any advice would be welcome,  thanks