I had 3x400GB Samsungs in RAID 5. One drive failed, I sent it back, and have not received
a placement yet. I was waiting for a deal to get a 1TB+ external and iamge my data so I
can replace it when I go with a new storage system, something like a 150/300GB VR and a
1TB storage drive with the external 1TB as well. The system has been working, albeit a
bit slow of course, with the 2 drives only, just like RAID 5 is designed to do, but not like I
wanted to drag this on forever... the replacement actually just came but I wasnt home to
accept it!
Anyways, so now for some reason, out of nowhere, BOTH of my remaining RAID 5 drives
show it has FAILED in the bios screen. Not sure how this could happen, but I cannot start
Windows, I cannot run a repair, because it does not recognize any hard drives at the moment.
My AVG did pick up a virus right before this, so that may or may not have affected it.
I just reloaded XP onto a separate internal HD, and it is running great, but what is the best
way to extract my data and possibly even programs over? I know programs usually you cant,
but is there a way to access the old RAID 5 drive data somehow? I know there are some
RAID recovery tools, but should I run those now or should I reinstall the third drive and then
do a simple rebuild if possible?
Here is a screenshot of the BIOS screen:
Intel E8500 3.16ghz (OC 3.58ghz) --- Abit IP35Pro P35 ATX
ZEROtherm BTF90 92mm Silent UFO CPU Cooler --- Corsair Dominator 2x2GB DDR2-800
8800GT 512MB (721CC - 1734SC - 992MC) w/Xigmatek Battle Axe Cooler --- Thermaltake W0106RU - 700W PSU
3x400GB SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD403LJ (RAID5) --- SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA
Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan --- Soundblaster Platinum Rev 2 (7.1)
a placement yet. I was waiting for a deal to get a 1TB+ external and iamge my data so I
can replace it when I go with a new storage system, something like a 150/300GB VR and a
1TB storage drive with the external 1TB as well. The system has been working, albeit a
bit slow of course, with the 2 drives only, just like RAID 5 is designed to do, but not like I
wanted to drag this on forever... the replacement actually just came but I wasnt home to
accept it!
Anyways, so now for some reason, out of nowhere, BOTH of my remaining RAID 5 drives
show it has FAILED in the bios screen. Not sure how this could happen, but I cannot start
Windows, I cannot run a repair, because it does not recognize any hard drives at the moment.
My AVG did pick up a virus right before this, so that may or may not have affected it.
I just reloaded XP onto a separate internal HD, and it is running great, but what is the best
way to extract my data and possibly even programs over? I know programs usually you cant,
but is there a way to access the old RAID 5 drive data somehow? I know there are some
RAID recovery tools, but should I run those now or should I reinstall the third drive and then
do a simple rebuild if possible?
Here is a screenshot of the BIOS screen:
Intel E8500 3.16ghz (OC 3.58ghz) --- Abit IP35Pro P35 ATX
ZEROtherm BTF90 92mm Silent UFO CPU Cooler --- Corsair Dominator 2x2GB DDR2-800
8800GT 512MB (721CC - 1734SC - 992MC) w/Xigmatek Battle Axe Cooler --- Thermaltake W0106RU - 700W PSU
3x400GB SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD403LJ (RAID5) --- SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA
Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan --- Soundblaster Platinum Rev 2 (7.1)
