We have a windows 2000 file server with a 3 drive raid5 hardware array...

Over the weekend one of the drives failed on channel 1. The server kept
running ok because the other 2 drives were still running. Then the
unthinkable happened... Before I had a chacne to replace the drive the
power went out and the server went down. Guess what??? It would not boot
when it came back up and when I check the RAID setup utility that you can
access on boot up - it is showing two drives as failed... not jsut the one
it was showing before. It doesn;t take arocket scientist to figure out that
2 or of 3 drives spells disaster. Now, I can't believe that another drive
failed just because it went down, but obviously something happened...

I was able to restore alomost everything from a full backup which took place
over the weekend (thank heavens) but unfortunately there was one very
important directory that for soem reason was not checked off to be backed
up.... This is very important and I wonder if there is some way I can search
these drives and somehow assemble the data??? Are there any good file
recovery utilities someone might recommend that would allow you to recover
data from a failed raid5 array?

Thanks!

Brad

A server with no redundent pwr supply or APS
tut tut

You might find the hd manufacturers checking utility might be able to
reserect the disks that 'failed' when the pwr went out

"Brad Pears" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> We have a windows 2000 file server with a 3 drive raid5 hardware array...
>
> Over the weekend one of the drives failed on channel 1. The server kept
> running ok because the other 2 drives were still running. Then the
> unthinkable happened... Before I had a chacne to replace the drive the
> power went out and the server went down. Guess what??? It would not boot
> when it came back up and when I check the RAID setup utility that you can
> access on boot up - it is showing two drives as failed... not jsut the one
> it was showing before. It doesn;t take arocket scientist to figure out
> that 2 or of 3 drives spells disaster. Now, I can't believe that another
> drive failed just because it went down, but obviously something
> happened...
>
> I was able to restore alomost everything from a full backup which took
> place over the weekend (thank heavens) but unfortunately there was one
> very important directory that for soem reason was not checked off to be
> backed up.... This is very important and I wonder if there is some way I
> can search these drives and somehow assemble the data??? Are there any
> good file recovery utilities someone might recommend that would allow you
> to recover data from a failed raid5 array?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Brad
>

Did you try kicking the two disks back online?

You might also check here.
http://www.lwgdatarecovery.com/raid.php




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"Brad Pears" wrote:
> We have a windows 2000 file server with a 3 drive raid5 hardware array...
>
> Over the weekend one of the drives failed on channel 1. The server kept
> running ok because the other 2 drives were still running. Then the
> unthinkable happened... Before I had a chacne to replace the drive the
> power went out and the server went down. Guess what??? It would not boot
> when it came back up and when I check the RAID setup utility that you can
> access on boot up - it is showing two drives as failed... not jsut the one
> it was showing before. It doesn;t take arocket scientist to figure out
> that 2 or of 3 drives spells disaster. Now, I can't believe that another
> drive failed just because it went down, but obviously something
> happened...
>
> I was able to restore alomost everything from a full backup which took
> place over the weekend (thank heavens) but unfortunately there was one
> very important directory that for soem reason was not checked off to be
> backed up.... This is very important and I wonder if there is some way I
> can search these drives and somehow assemble the data??? Are there any
> good file recovery utilities someone might recommend that would allow you
> to recover data from a failed raid5 array?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Brad
>

Well the server ovbviously has a UPS but the power went out long enough that
the UPS shut the server down.

What is an APS that you are referring to?

Brad

"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>A server with no redundent pwr supply or APS
> tut tut
>
> You might find the hd manufacturers checking utility might be able to
> reserect the disks that 'failed' when the pwr went out
>
> "Brad Pears" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> We have a windows 2000 file server with a 3 drive raid5 hardware
>> array...
>>
>> Over the weekend one of the drives failed on channel 1. The server kept
>> running ok because the other 2 drives were still running. Then the
>> unthinkable happened... Before I had a chacne to replace the drive the
>> power went out and the server went down. Guess what??? It would not boot
>> when it came back up and when I check the RAID setup utility that you can
>> access on boot up - it is showing two drives as failed... not jsut the
>> one it was showing before. It doesn;t take arocket scientist to figure
>> out that 2 or of 3 drives spells disaster. Now, I can't believe that
>> another drive failed just because it went down, but obviously something
>> happened...
>>
>> I was able to restore alomost everything from a full backup which took
>> place over the weekend (thank heavens) but unfortunately there was one
>> very important directory that for soem reason was not checked off to be
>> backed up.... This is very important and I wonder if there is some way I
>> can search these drives and somehow assemble the data??? Are there any
>> good file recovery utilities someone might recommend that would allow you
>> to recover data from a failed raid5 array?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Brad
>>
>
>

"kicking" the two disk back on-line??? Not sure what that is or how to do
it...
The server is a DELL SC600 with 3-disk IDE RAID (PERC)

Thanks Brad


"Dave Patrick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uuOn$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Did you try kicking the two disks back online?
>
> You might also check here.
> http://www.lwgdatarecovery.com/raid.php
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>
> "Brad Pears" wrote:
>> We have a windows 2000 file server with a 3 drive raid5 hardware
>> array...
>>
>> Over the weekend one of the drives failed on channel 1. The server kept
>> running ok because the other 2 drives were still running. Then the
>> unthinkable happened... Before I had a chacne to replace the drive the
>> power went out and the server went down. Guess what??? It would not boot
>> when it came back up and when I check the RAID setup utility that you can
>> access on boot up - it is showing two drives as failed... not jsut the
>> one it was showing before. It doesn;t take arocket scientist to figure
>> out that 2 or of 3 drives spells disaster. Now, I can't believe that
>> another drive failed just because it went down, but obviously something
>> happened...
>>
>> I was able to restore alomost everything from a full backup which took
>> place over the weekend (thank heavens) but unfortunately there was one
>> very important directory that for soem reason was not checked off to be
>> backed up.... This is very important and I wonder if there is some way I
>> can search these drives and somehow assemble the data??? Are there any
>> good file recovery utilities someone might recommend that would allow you
>> to recover data from a failed raid5 array?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Brad
>>
>

You do this from within raid controller bios. (enter controller bios during
POST, watch for the key strokes)



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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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"Brad Pears" wrote:
> "kicking" the two disk back on-line??? Not sure what that is or how to do
> it...
> The server is a DELL SC600 with 3-disk IDE RAID (PERC)
>
> Thanks Brad

Typo, UPS

"Brad Pears" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Well the server ovbviously has a UPS but the power went out long enough
> that the UPS shut the server down.
>
> What is an APS that you are referring to?
>
> Brad
>
> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>A server with no redundent pwr supply or APS
>> tut tut
>>
>> You might find the hd manufacturers checking utility might be able to
>> reserect the disks that 'failed' when the pwr went out
>>
>> "Brad Pears" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> We have a windows 2000 file server with a 3 drive raid5 hardware
>>> array...
>>>
>>> Over the weekend one of the drives failed on channel 1. The server kept
>>> running ok because the other 2 drives were still running. Then the
>>> unthinkable happened... Before I had a chacne to replace the drive the
>>> power went out and the server went down. Guess what??? It would not boot
>>> when it came back up and when I check the RAID setup utility that you
>>> can access on boot up - it is showing two drives as failed... not jsut
>>> the one it was showing before. It doesn;t take arocket scientist to
>>> figure out that 2 or of 3 drives spells disaster. Now, I can't believe
>>> that another drive failed just because it went down, but obviously
>>> something happened...
>>>
>>> I was able to restore alomost everything from a full backup which took
>>> place over the weekend (thank heavens) but unfortunately there was one
>>> very important directory that for soem reason was not checked off to be
>>> backed up.... This is very important and I wonder if there is some way I
>>> can search these drives and somehow assemble the data??? Are there any
>>> good file recovery utilities someone might recommend that would allow
>>> you to recover data from a failed raid5 array?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Brad
>>>
>>
>>
>
>