- Aug 20, 2014
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I'm using an MSI GS70 on Windows 8.1, with a RAID 0 SSD config and a 1TB HDD. Last night, one of the drives in my raid 0 failed without warning and rebooting my notebook is a nightmare now. I have five days until classes start for my sophomore year, and the only way to get it fixed is to send it in to MSI... and wait for it to come back potentially seven weeks later. This isn't really a practical option for me, so I'm hoping it's not the only one.
From what I understand though, my computer should be inoperable due to the OS install's data being inaccessible; it's not, however, as I'm posting this at my desk now. Rebooting my computer can be risky, as I run the chance of being stuck in the Aptio Setup Utility screen; every third boot or so, I'll be able to log in normally (with the exception of an Intel Rapid Storage Technology popup to helpfully remind me that my RAID 0 array has failed). I've been experiencing frequent freezes while using my notebook normally, since the array failed. Is there anything I can do at home to save it to avoid losing it for nearly the full first two months of school?
Thanks for reading.
From what I understand though, my computer should be inoperable due to the OS install's data being inaccessible; it's not, however, as I'm posting this at my desk now. Rebooting my computer can be risky, as I run the chance of being stuck in the Aptio Setup Utility screen; every third boot or so, I'll be able to log in normally (with the exception of an Intel Rapid Storage Technology popup to helpfully remind me that my RAID 0 array has failed). I've been experiencing frequent freezes while using my notebook normally, since the array failed. Is there anything I can do at home to save it to avoid losing it for nearly the full first two months of school?
Thanks for reading.
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