*sigh* Yes, it's me again....
Pretext
First, let me say that I am very aware of "AID 0"'s pitfalls and shortcomings. However I have made my decision to continue to use it.
Short Story
Now, my problem is very simple. I updated my BIOS and booted. Got an error. Checked BIOS and HDD's were set to IDE. (rather RAID) I set them to RAID and still got an error. Apparently my first HDD was somehow taken out of my RAID 0 array. But no data was written to the drive so all my data should be there.
My Hardware
■Mobo= Gigabyte DS3
■Old Bios= F10
■New Bios= F12
■RAID Controller= JMicron JMB363
■HDD= (2) Seagate 80GB 7200.9
Long Story
Ok, I decided to update my BIOS to the latest version as I was going to be OC'ing very soon. I do know that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", but I decided to upgrade anyways. I DL the F12 BIOS file and use @BIOS (a Windows utility) to update my BIOS. And yes, I also know that I shouldn't use Windows utilities to flash the BIOS. But anyways, it worked. So I restart my computer, and go into my BIOS. I "Load Optimized Defaults" as the manual recommends after a BIOS update. Then I go through the menus disabling/tweaking things I don't need/use. Nothing major or technical, if I don't know exactly what it does, I'm not touching it. So I save everything and reboot. I boot and everything works fine until it looks for a drive and I get an error. "Disk Boot Failure, Insert System Disk and Press Enter". I think crap, I messed something up in the BIOS. I go back and Load optimized defaults and then only tweak major things. (Mostly disabling unused ports.) I save and reboot and again get the same error. This time I notice that I did not see my RAID array's status sceen. Duh! I go back into my BIOS and change the Sata HDD's from "IDE" to "RAID". Upgrading my BIOS and "Loading Optimized Defaults" sets the HDD's to "IDE" rather than the "RAID" setting I wanted. Save and reboot. This time my RAID status screen appears. It also shows my Raid 0 array as "FAILED". Worst feeling in the world looking at that Anyways, I still get the missing system disk error. I then go back into the RAID setup utility. Apparently the first of the two HDD's was taken out of the array. I assume that when set in IDE mode, the BIOS attempted to boot from the first of my two HDD's. Doing this somehow removed the drive from the RAID array.
So now my array has failed. BUT.... I think that my data is still in tact. AFAIK, booting from a HDD doesn't write anything to the drive. So my data should be exactly the same as before the array was taken apart. Basically, the data is physically still there, but the drives are not configured to access it. So to get my data back, don't I just have to rebuild an array that was exactly the same as my previous one? Right now my first HDD is listed as "Non-RAID" and my second is listed as "RAID". I have not touched my machine since the crash so I would have the best chances of getting my stuff back.
Questions
1) What is the best course of action? Reinstalling Windows should be a last resort.
2) Is my theory correct? Can I just delete my current array and make a new, identical one?
3) Am I missing any information? (ie Do you need more, or do I need to know more)
4) What's the chances of me getting my data back? (Roughly) I have a My Documents backup from a couple of weeks ago, but reinstalling programs and settings is a pain.
Thanks
Well, thanks alot for reading this long post. (Very seriously) I'm very open any suggestions and advice. Actually any suggestions will greatly appreciated.
Pretext
First, let me say that I am very aware of "AID 0"'s pitfalls and shortcomings. However I have made my decision to continue to use it.
Short Story
Now, my problem is very simple. I updated my BIOS and booted. Got an error. Checked BIOS and HDD's were set to IDE. (rather RAID) I set them to RAID and still got an error. Apparently my first HDD was somehow taken out of my RAID 0 array. But no data was written to the drive so all my data should be there.
My Hardware
■Mobo= Gigabyte DS3
■Old Bios= F10
■New Bios= F12
■RAID Controller= JMicron JMB363
■HDD= (2) Seagate 80GB 7200.9
Long Story
Ok, I decided to update my BIOS to the latest version as I was going to be OC'ing very soon. I do know that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", but I decided to upgrade anyways. I DL the F12 BIOS file and use @BIOS (a Windows utility) to update my BIOS. And yes, I also know that I shouldn't use Windows utilities to flash the BIOS. But anyways, it worked. So I restart my computer, and go into my BIOS. I "Load Optimized Defaults" as the manual recommends after a BIOS update. Then I go through the menus disabling/tweaking things I don't need/use. Nothing major or technical, if I don't know exactly what it does, I'm not touching it. So I save everything and reboot. I boot and everything works fine until it looks for a drive and I get an error. "Disk Boot Failure, Insert System Disk and Press Enter". I think crap, I messed something up in the BIOS. I go back and Load optimized defaults and then only tweak major things. (Mostly disabling unused ports.) I save and reboot and again get the same error. This time I notice that I did not see my RAID array's status sceen. Duh! I go back into my BIOS and change the Sata HDD's from "IDE" to "RAID". Upgrading my BIOS and "Loading Optimized Defaults" sets the HDD's to "IDE" rather than the "RAID" setting I wanted. Save and reboot. This time my RAID status screen appears. It also shows my Raid 0 array as "FAILED". Worst feeling in the world looking at that Anyways, I still get the missing system disk error. I then go back into the RAID setup utility. Apparently the first of the two HDD's was taken out of the array. I assume that when set in IDE mode, the BIOS attempted to boot from the first of my two HDD's. Doing this somehow removed the drive from the RAID array.
So now my array has failed. BUT.... I think that my data is still in tact. AFAIK, booting from a HDD doesn't write anything to the drive. So my data should be exactly the same as before the array was taken apart. Basically, the data is physically still there, but the drives are not configured to access it. So to get my data back, don't I just have to rebuild an array that was exactly the same as my previous one? Right now my first HDD is listed as "Non-RAID" and my second is listed as "RAID". I have not touched my machine since the crash so I would have the best chances of getting my stuff back.
Questions
1) What is the best course of action? Reinstalling Windows should be a last resort.
2) Is my theory correct? Can I just delete my current array and make a new, identical one?
3) Am I missing any information? (ie Do you need more, or do I need to know more)
4) What's the chances of me getting my data back? (Roughly) I have a My Documents backup from a couple of weeks ago, but reinstalling programs and settings is a pain.
Thanks
Well, thanks alot for reading this long post. (Very seriously) I'm very open any suggestions and advice. Actually any suggestions will greatly appreciated.