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How to recover data on RAID 0 SATA DRIVES After Motherboard Failure
I was running 2 drives in 2+0 STRIPE/RAID 0 mode but unfortunately the PC motherboard is dead and unrepairable
The hard drives themselves are fine with the data intact.
The onboard RAID controller was a WinXP Promise FastTrak 378 (tm) Controller/WinXP Promise RAID Console SCSI Processor Device
Motherboard was an Asus A8V Deluxe (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)
So my question is - how do I go about recovering the files on the RAID 0 drive? E.g. can I just buy a dual external drive case with built in RAID controller or is it more complicated than that. Do I need to have exactly the same sort of RAID controller?
The Ext drive case/controller is was thinking of purchasing was the Startech.com 3.5 inch eSATA USB Dual SATA External RAID Hard Drive Enclosure
I note that there is software called raid constructor bur do not believe this will help here as I cannot use the controller on the motherboard. Also I have a backup of most of the data so not willing to pay high price to get remainder.
The hard drives themselves are fine with the data intact.
The onboard RAID controller was a WinXP Promise FastTrak 378 (tm) Controller/WinXP Promise RAID Console SCSI Processor Device
Motherboard was an Asus A8V Deluxe (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)
So my question is - how do I go about recovering the files on the RAID 0 drive? E.g. can I just buy a dual external drive case with built in RAID controller or is it more complicated than that. Do I need to have exactly the same sort of RAID controller?
The Ext drive case/controller is was thinking of purchasing was the Startech.com 3.5 inch eSATA USB Dual SATA External RAID Hard Drive Enclosure
I note that there is software called raid constructor bur do not believe this will help here as I cannot use the controller on the motherboard. Also I have a backup of most of the data so not willing to pay high price to get remainder.
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that could work. but it's going to alter your existing drives so if it doesn't work you may be limiting "plan-B" options.
here's another attack, depening on how old the now dead ASUS MB was you might be able to get a new, similar enough chipset ASUS MB, and just drop the drives into that system and just boot. the raid array config and raid drivers are already there, on those HD's. with luck you'll just to update drivers like chipset and any inuse onboard drvice drivers, but it should boot. I just did the same thing going from a 4 year old BIOSTAR to a new (both AMD chipset) BIOSTAR MB, I just dropped the old HD in as it was it booted, a few minor driver gripes but it booted all the way in.
here's another attack, depening on how old the now dead ASUS MB was you might be able to get a new, similar enough chipset ASUS MB, and just drop the drives into that system and just boot. the raid array config and raid drivers are already there, on those HD's. with luck you'll just to update drivers like chipset and any inuse onboard drvice drivers, but it should boot. I just did the same thing going from a 4 year old BIOSTAR to a new (both AMD chipset) BIOSTAR MB, I just dropped the old HD in as it was it booted, a few minor driver gripes but it booted all the way in.
any ASUS MB able accomodate the old CPU should be similar enough.
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If you have another system handy i think it would be wise to image the disks before you try anything else, cuz once its gone its gone with RAID-0.
Then you can think about using another ASUS MB as long as it has the same RAID controller chips onboard.
As @gikkel said it might just boot up! and then again, it might just trash you disks - so try and back them up first.
Then you can think about using another ASUS MB as long as it has the same RAID controller chips onboard.
As @gikkel said it might just boot up! and then again, it might just trash you disks - so try and back them up first.
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Thanks guys. Much appreciated, think I'll go down the Raid Constructor road
What I did:
Put in both disks
Reinstall XP (the version you have)
When prompted for the RAID drivers, use a floppy for the appropriate ones you need. ( you can google for them).
When given the choice, do a repair install. Don't use the repair option which brings you to the repair console..you want to repair the currently installed OS.
Once it goes through, you're set!