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pied
October 7th, 2005, 10:01
Hola all!

I've got a problem with one of the hard drives in my gaming rig, I have two Western Digital SATA drives set up in a striping array. One of them, haven't disected it yet to decipher which, has failed. The drive clicks as the computer boots and then I get a message that tells me that the array is "broken" and that one of the members has failed or is not responding. I have most of the data backed up on an external drive so while it is not a crisis, I would prefer not to have to reinstall all of the OS and related drivers after I replace or repair the offending drive. Is there anything I can do to save this situation or is (as I suspect) brute force the only solution?

Help me Obi-Wan Outhouser's you are my only hope!!!!


PIED

TekWorm
October 10th, 2005, 18:38
Don't know of a way, but recommend a complete re-install in any event.
sorry.

pied
October 10th, 2005, 20:02
That's what I was afraid of! I've ordered a couple of new HD (not the brand that failed after a year at most) and a disk imaging prog....for the next time!

I know what I'll be doing this weekend! Thanks!! PIED