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Join Date: Aug 2008
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OS: Windows XP Pro All latest Updates
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A somewhat complex problem
Good day!
I'm having a bit of a problem. that's fairly elaborate. First I'll state that I have experience in Desktop, Server, and Networking support. This is a little beyond my skills, and has resisted everything I have tried to date :( First for those of you who do not want heavy detail:
So to me it looks like the Alienware RAID controller did something that is preventing the data from being read. Does anyone have any suggestions, or ideas for things I can try? Drivesavers is quoting me 1700-2K to recover, and frankly the data on there that I don't already have backed up isn't worth that. Thanks |
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Re: A somewhat complex problem
I have nearly no experience with RAID, but I'll give it a shot anyway.
I don't think you'd be able to read the RAID using USB (maybe you could using software RAID? I really wouldn't know). I think you would need a hardware RAID controller. I don't think just having the drivers is enough. I think at bootup time, you're supposed to press certain keys (on my motherboard it used to be F4 or Ctrl-S - it had a built-in Silicon Image 3112A), and then go into a menu that sets up the RAID as a RAID 0 array. That setup could also be available in the BIOS menu (just a speculation). If your card came with a manual, check if it says anything about setting up the RAID - like do you need to install anything PRIOR to adding the drives, or is there a jumper setting that enables RAID 0 vs. RAID 1 for example. |
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