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The Windows 7 boot disk got me to a DOS prompt and allowed me to copy the files I needed to and external hard drive. My thanks to both of you.
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The Windows 7 boot disk got me to a DOS prompt and allowed me to copy the files I needed to and external hard drive. My thanks to both of you.

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I need to get into an SBS 2003 server that had an LSI SAS raid card die on me. I have replaced the card with a very similar model and the card picked up on the old cards configuration. The server starts to boot the OS but then restarts. I imagine it dosent like the new card driver. I only need to getsome &nbsp;data off the raid. What can I do to get to it?
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I need to get into an SBS 2003 server that had an LSI SAS raid card die on me. I have replaced the card with a very similar model and the card picked up on the old cards configuration. The server starts to boot the OS but then restarts. I imagine it dosent like the new card driver. I only need to getsome  data off the raid. What can I do to get to it?

SBS 2003 raid card replacement

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.

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RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks.

RAID is data storage technology that allows multiple drives to be used together as a single virtual drive for reasons such as fault tolerance, reliability and performance. 

There are several different levels of RAID that determine how the data is stored and the level of redundancy achieved across the drives.