"Joseph" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> I have a Windows 2000 server standard edition. The physical disk has 2
> volumes. The "system" volume 0 and "data" volume 1 are configured with a
> software RAID 1.
> I have a failed redundancy on the "system" volume but not on the "data"
> volume. Both physical drives are connected to an external Adaptec SCSI
> 39160/3960D Ultra 160 SCSI adapter. This is the second time this has
> happened in less than a year. I believe I have a bad SCSI controller card.
> How do I replace the controller in the existing OS with a new controller?
> Can I install the new drivers on the existing OS prior to installing the
> hardware and then reboot hoping for plug n play? I have a boot.ini file
> configured and will break the mirror to find out if it's a bad drive, and
> hope to resync another RAID1. I just want to avoid this issue anytime in
the
> near future again. Thanks for you input.
>
> Joe
>
>
You better back up everything before breaking the RAID
also, before even attempting to replace the controller, you should run the
mfg's diagnostic
on all the drives in question...the drive itself could be the problem
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