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I'd image the failed drive to the new one with linux and dd_rescue<br />
then plug the drive in hot and allow it to rebuild, It may work.
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I'd image the failed drive to the new one with linux and dd_rescue
then plug the drive in hot and allow it to rebuild, It may work.

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I like that idea, but not sure how to go about it. Do you have any links on how to do this?
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I like that idea, but not sure how to go about it. Do you have any links on how to do this?

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I've got a failed hard drive on a Raid 5 array. It appears its not hot swapable. I've got the replacement drive that is the same as the failed. When I shut down the server and replace the drive it sees it but does not do anything. If I put the old drive back in it starts to rebuild, I can see the shares, but after a bit it fails.
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I've got a failed hard drive on a Raid 5 array. It appears its not hot swapable. I've got the replacement drive that is the same as the failed. When I shut down the server and replace the drive it sees it but does not do anything. If I put the old drive back in it starts to rebuild, I can see the shares, but after a bit it fails.

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