[Ham-Computers] Recognizing SATA drives from failed RAID array

[Martin Gary]

This may sound really simple but, did you change the jumpers on the failed
drive to make it the slave drive? I would do that and then try one at a time
(with the new drive as the master). You would think that it was just one
drive that failed. The slow boot indicates (to me) that its trying to
recognize the drive and can't. Just a thought. Good luck...
Martin - N3HRT






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[mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Mike D.
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 12:30 PM
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Subject: [Ham-Computers] Recognizing SATA drives from failed RAID array


Asus A8V Deluxe Motherboard
Windows XP Pro

I had two Seagate 250 GB SATA hard drives on the Promise controller in RAID
1 (mirroring). There was also a Maxtor 300 GB SATA drive on the VIA
controller for data storage. The system booted from the RAID array.

There was a critical RAID array failure. I deleted the RAID array in BIOS
and tried to boot from one of the Seagate drives. Neither drive allowed me
to boot. I tried to repair the Windows XP OS and that didn't work. I
installed a new 1 tb Seagate SATA drive on the Promise controller as a
single (non-raid) drive. I am able to access the Maxtor drive on the VIA
controller, but have not been able to get any data off of either of the
former RAID drives.

Whenever I connect a former RAID array drive to any controller (Promise or
VIA), the system won't boot or boots very slowly. I disconnected the Maxtor
300 GB drive from the VIA controller (known good and working) and
individually plugged in the former RAID drives and still nothing. If I get
it to boot, the VIA SATA controller software indicates the former RAID array
drive as failed.

If I disconnect the working single Maxtor 300 GB drive from the VIA
controller and hot swap either of the two former RAID drives, the controller
software recognizes a drive is plugged in, but indicates< "Device status:
failed."

In BIOS, Advanced, OnChip SATA BOOTROM is disabled. Onboard Promise
controller is enabled and Operating Mode is Onboard IDE Operat.

I want to bring the data from the former RAID drives to the new 1 TB boot
drive. I would appreciate your suggestions. Thank you.

73 de Mike, N9BOR
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