Where to start with a RAID 0 failure?

Will1718

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I have a RAID 0 array of 3 internal hard drives that was working fine until a couple of nights ago, then when I turn on the computer the next day I see the drive is missing.

I've done some research, found the drives are visible in BIOS but in the Windows 10 Disk Management the array is showing up as unallocated and uninitialized. (It does still show up here as a single disk, the full size of the original RAID 0 array.) When I try to initialize I get a message about Cyclic Redundancy Check failing and can't continue. I opened up the desktop and checked the SATA cables too, which all seem fine.

What would be the next step to find out what went wrong and recover the drives? Searching for advice online most resources seem to be half a decade or more old so I was hoping I could get some fresh ideas from you guys. Thanks in advance.
 
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WD desktop hard drives (WD Blue, Green, or Black)

There are several things to keep in mind when setting up a RAID with these drives:
•WD only recommends using a Desktop drive in a RAID array with no more than two (2) drives (Raid 0 or Raid 1 only).
•Critical: WD Blue, Green, Red or Black hard drives are not recommended for and are not warranted for use in RAID environments utilizing Enterprise HBAs and/or expanders and in multi-bay chassis, as they are not designed for, nor tested in, these specific types of RAID applications. For all Business Critical RAID applications, please consider WD’s Enterprise Hard Drives that are specifically designed with RAID-specific, time-limited error recovery (TLER).

Will1718

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It's a RAID 0 array of 3 SATA internal hard drives, each 500gb.

Edit: Added that to my original message.
 

S Haran

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RAID0 offers no redundancy so if one drive fails all data is lost. Attempting to initialize was a mistake. You do not want to do writes in any way.

If this is high value data seek pro help. If not check the SMART status of the drives with an app like CrystalDiskInfo. In general best practice is to image all drives and perform recovery from the images with RAID recovery tools like R-Studio, UFSexplorer DMDE to name a few. Linux ddrescue is good for imaging.
 
WD desktop hard drives (WD Blue, Green, or Black)

There are several things to keep in mind when setting up a RAID with these drives:
•WD only recommends using a Desktop drive in a RAID array with no more than two (2) drives (Raid 0 or Raid 1 only).
•Critical: WD Blue, Green, Red or Black hard drives are not recommended for and are not warranted for use in RAID environments utilizing Enterprise HBAs and/or expanders and in multi-bay chassis, as they are not designed for, nor tested in, these specific types of RAID applications. For all Business Critical RAID applications, please consider WD’s Enterprise Hard Drives that are specifically designed with RAID-specific, time-limited error recovery (TLER).
 
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