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RAID 10/striped array no boot

I'm running Windows 7 Pro in a srtiped array. It's actually RAID 10, but the mirrors dropped off which I understand happens a lot with a software RAID configuration. It was running but not being used for a few minutes and went to a black boot screen that said BOOT DISK FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER. I tried a reboot, and it scanned for drives much longer than usual and said the array was offline. There is a continual slow beep while it is running. I have no back up image since I was relying on the mirrors for back up. How can I recover this system?
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so in your raid setup does that say your array is bust
in a raid 10 array 2 drives can fail as long as they are not in the same raid 0
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The 2 mirrors were down previously. When I rebooted, I thought I saw the 2 striped disks like normal the first time, but it didn't boot up. Now it just says RAID 10 is offline.
It says one of the disks has failed or is disconnected. I don't believe that 3 new hard drives could fail in less than 9 months. I think the RAID software has disconnected. I need to know how to reconnect it.
I tested one of the "failed" mirror disks & it tests OK. That makes me think it has to do with the RAID software. Any help?
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