Problem: OS accidentally put boot files into the RAID, which became a System (reserve) drive, hence making files inaccessible. Can't access the RAID drive both in Windows and in Ubuntu.
Description: Windows 7 install puts boot files on whichever disk it wanted to install itself on. My 4TB RAID came up at the top of the list because one of the HHD cords is put on the SATA0 Port. During Windows installation, the disk type of the RAID drive became System (same as System Reserve). How may I retrieve my data?
Symptoms:
1. In OS, the RAID drive does not show in My Computer, but appears in Disk Management.
2. Can't assign a Volume letter and make it appear in My Computer. Right clicking the RAID disk in Disk Management, only "Help" is available in the panel. Right clicking a normal disk (i.g. C: ), the panel has normal options: Open, Explore, Mark Partition as Active, Change Drive Letter and Paths, Shrink Volume, Properties, and Help.
3. In BIOS, the RAID is normal; data is not lost. In OS, Disk Management shows the RAID disk is 100% free.
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Description: Windows 7 install puts boot files on whichever disk it wanted to install itself on. My 4TB RAID came up at the top of the list because one of the HHD cords is put on the SATA0 Port. During Windows installation, the disk type of the RAID drive became System (same as System Reserve). How may I retrieve my data?
Symptoms:
1. In OS, the RAID drive does not show in My Computer, but appears in Disk Management.
2. Can't assign a Volume letter and make it appear in My Computer. Right clicking the RAID disk in Disk Management, only "Help" is available in the panel. Right clicking a normal disk (i.g. C: ), the panel has normal options: Open, Explore, Mark Partition as Active, Change Drive Letter and Paths, Shrink Volume, Properties, and Help.
3. In BIOS, the RAID is normal; data is not lost. In OS, Disk Management shows the RAID disk is 100% free.
Screenshots: