How to restore raid0 stripe array after biods reset
Hi guys,
I have 4 x 250GB hard drives which are in a raid0 stripe array. I have accidently resetted my bios to default settings and now get the message "missing operating system" when I try to boot, presumably because it is only looking at one drive where the operating system isn't located.
How can I restore my raid0 stripe? I am using Phoenix AwardBIOS.
There is a setting under Advanced>Onboard Device Configuration>NVRAID Configuration>RAID Enable which is currently disabled. It shows the 4 sata drives as disabled.
The problem is that I have never setup a raid 0 configuration. The pc was already setup like this when I purchased it. The BIOS does appear to have this built in (nVidia RAID) but it just allows me to enable/disable RAID then enable/disable RAID for each disc. As far as I can see there is no configuration here.
mundo2
ASKER
On the NVRAID Configuration screen in the BIOS I have this:
RAID Enable <Disabled>
SATA 1 RAID <Disabled>
SATA 2 RAID <Disabled>
SATA 3 RAID <Disabled>
SATA 4 RAID <Disabled>
How does this work? Obviously I would have to set the first option 'RAID Enable' to RAID but then would I enable all of the drives or just the one with the operating system on it?
mundo2
ASKER
OK, I took the gamble and set all of the options on this page to 'Enable' then saved the BIOS and rebooted. Everything is now back to normal.
Good advice. I purchased the system from 247cube. I think I will take your advice on board. I have never had a drive fail on me yet but it's only a matter of time!