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Asus Bios Update = Raid0 Failed

Zerreth
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So I updated my Asus Maximus 6 Gene from Bios 1505 to 1603, took note of all my bios settings, did the bios update and set everything back to the same settings. (UEFI & Raid) Yet the raid still reports as failed with 2 of the 3 disks no longer being part of the volume.

 

What are my options ?

 

Can I flash the bios back to 1503 to fix it ?

Can I rebuild the array without losing data ? (everything works)

Can I rebuild the array and recover the data ? (windows = broken but data is safe)

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Zerreth, on 08 Dec 2015 - 09:26 AM, said:

So I updated my Asus Maximus 6 Gene from Bios 1505 to 1603, took note of all my bios settings, did the bios update and set everything back to the same settings. (UEFI & Raid) Yet the raid still reports as failed with 2 of the 3 disks no longer being part of the volume.

 

What are my options ?

 

Can I flash the bios back to 1503 to fix it ?

Can I rebuild the array without losing data ? (everything works)

Can I rebuild the array and recover the data ? (windows = broken but data is safe)

You'll need to turn RAID back on first.  Everything should be there, just go in and check everything.

Please spend as much time writing your question, as you want me to spend responding to it.  Take some time, and explain your issue, please!

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You'll need to turn RAID back on first.  Everything should be there, just go in and check everything.

 

...did the bios update and set everything back to the same settings. (UEFI & Raid) Yet the raid still reports as failed with 2 of the 3 disks no longer being part of the volume.

 

Raid is enabled, otherwise I wouldn't even see that the raid has failed.

I'm trying to stay calm and look at all the options first before doing anything rash. 

http://www.overclock.net/t/478557/howto-recover-intel-raid-non-member-disk-error

This thread has a data recovery path solution, but I will use it as a last measure.

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CPU Intel i5-4760K @ 4.3Ghz MEM 4x 4GB Cucial Ballistix 1600 LP MOBO Asus Maximus VI Gene GPU 980Ti G1 @ 1.47Ghz SSD 3x Samsung 840 EVO 240GB Raid0 CASE Silverstone SG10 DISPLAY Philips BDM4065UC 40" UHD

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not in the uefi, in the raid set up. I'm not for sure exactly how to get to it on your board, but it usually requires hitting a hot key after the uefi page.

Raid is enabled, otherwise I wouldn't even see that the raid has failed.

I'm trying to stay calm and look at all the options first before doing anything rash. 

http://www.overclock.net/t/478557/howto-recover-intel-raid-non-member-disk-error

This thread has a data recovery path solution, but I will use it as a last measure.

Please spend as much time writing your question, as you want me to spend responding to it.  Take some time, and explain your issue, please!

Spoiler

If you need to learn how to install Windows, check here:  http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/324871-guide-how-to-install-windows-the-right-way/

Event Viewer 101: https://youtu.be/GiF9N3fJbnE

 

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So I've followed the steps on overclock.net and I can see my files & folders listed in TestDisk.

Does anyone know what the typical windows partition looks like ? Because now all the partitions are listed as deleted.

I need to mark each partition as being primary, extended, logical or Primary bootable.

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Ok found out that under EFI, all partitions are Primary.

Went for it and Using MiniXP on the hirens boot stick, I can now see & copy all files to an external SSD. SUPERB.

I don't have any networking under XP so I'll use a linux environment to make another backup to my server.

After that I'll test if I can restore the boot using Win10 Recovery stick.

 

I'm just glad I saved my data. This could have been disastrous.

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CPU Intel i5-4760K @ 4.3Ghz MEM 4x 4GB Cucial Ballistix 1600 LP MOBO Asus Maximus VI Gene GPU 980Ti G1 @ 1.47Ghz SSD 3x Samsung 840 EVO 240GB Raid0 CASE Silverstone SG10 DISPLAY Philips BDM4065UC 40" UHD

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Ok found out that under EFI, all partitions are Primary.

Went for it and Using MiniXP on the hirens boot stick, I can now see & copy all files to an external SSD. SUPERB.

I don't have any networking under XP so I'll use a linux environment to make another backup to my server.

After that I'll test if I can restore the boot using Win10 Recovery stick.

 

I'm just glad I saved my data. This could have been disastrous.

You should be able to to save the raid array.

Enable raid in bios then restart.

It normally gives you an option, something like CTRL + X which will load up raid. You then say what drives go where like 3 drives for raid 0. It should then just stitch them together rather that wiping them all.

However go with your back up option first just in case.

It's not a race to the bottom.

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It normally gives you an option, something like CTRL + X which will load up raid. You then say what drives go where like 3 drives for raid 0. It should then just stitch them together rather that.

 

The RAID Recovery option in the intel interface (which is in the uefi when legacy mode / CSM is disabled, and CTRL+I when legacy mode / CSM is enabled) is not available for RAID0. Also when deleting and creating a raid array, it does not wipe anything, just the raid metadata.

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K'Nex Server -- R9 290 Alpenföhn Peter Review -- Philips BDM4065UC Review
CPU Intel i5-4760K @ 4.3Ghz MEM 4x 4GB Cucial Ballistix 1600 LP MOBO Asus Maximus VI Gene GPU 980Ti G1 @ 1.47Ghz SSD 3x Samsung 840 EVO 240GB Raid0 CASE Silverstone SG10 DISPLAY Philips BDM4065UC 40" UHD

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