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530 Raid-1 Failure Disk#2 I need help please.
Hello. I need some exact help. I have a 2x36gb (Seagate Cheetah 10k) Raid1 configuration on a PERC/3 160.
Disk #2 Failed. I have an exact match replacement. Computer still boots and beeps like you know what and says the drive failed.
What exactly do I need to do in the PERC/3 Bios to get this RAID1 running agin? I went messing around in the BIOS to atleast to stop it from beeping and I think I came close to re-initializing which would've been bad and I can't afford to lose my data.
Installing the hardware is no problem, I just need help in the bios procedure.
Thanks all...
graphicjoe
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Posted May 30th, 2005 16:00
That beep is telling you something, something important. As you say, one of the HD's has failed. Your system will still boot and seems to operate normally, but because one of the drives has failed, the RAID system can no longer mirror. If another drive should die, so will your data.
Just after I got my 530 it lost a drive and did just what your machine is doing. I called Dell tech support and they talked my through the process of rebuilding the system after I installed the new HD. It is obviously important that you take action quickly.
I don't recall the steps because it was some time ago, but it was not that difficult. However, I would suggest that you work with a tech support person who knows RAID. It won't take long, and ignoring that beep could result in an unhappy person: you.
cheers,
Joe Stephenson