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Hi, so I'm restoring an old custom build system and am having some problem determining what RAID volumes were used when the system was originally set up.
This particular system was built around 2006 (specs below) and partly due to it sitting in storage for almost a decade the CMOS battery has died and all of the BIOS/CMOS settings were erased. When booting the system the system fails to load any OS (I think Windows Vista was the OS on the RAID) which I believe is do to the RAID config settings having been erased with the loss of the BIOS settings.
I'm not sure which RAID level was used with the system or if there were two RAID configs or just one. Right now based on the original builders guess he thinks that they were on a single RAID 5 array, however I don't know if this is accurate.
All the drives are in there original order on the same SATA cables and ports as they were originally, the only changes to the system are the RAM used and the power supply.
Right now I suppose my question is if there is any way to see what RAID level was used and if it's even recoverable.
Specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
GPU: EVGA e-GeForce 7600 GT
RAM: Transcend TS128MLD64V4JL 1GB DDR 400 (Was a replacement part due to the original memory not being present)
Power supply: Thermaltake TR2 430W (Replaced the original Antec SP-450 power supply as it was having power draw issues and had capacitors dying)
HDD(s): (4x) Western Digital 5000KS 500GB
Possible OS: Windows Vista or Windows XP
Motherboard: MSI K8N Diamond Plus
Case: Antec Sonata II
Note: I am aware that this is outdated hardware and can't serve any real purpose in a modern work flow. This restoration project is done from a collector and hobbyist prospective.
Thank you for any help and assistance you may be able to give.
-Poisonite101
This particular system was built around 2006 (specs below) and partly due to it sitting in storage for almost a decade the CMOS battery has died and all of the BIOS/CMOS settings were erased. When booting the system the system fails to load any OS (I think Windows Vista was the OS on the RAID) which I believe is do to the RAID config settings having been erased with the loss of the BIOS settings.
I'm not sure which RAID level was used with the system or if there were two RAID configs or just one. Right now based on the original builders guess he thinks that they were on a single RAID 5 array, however I don't know if this is accurate.
All the drives are in there original order on the same SATA cables and ports as they were originally, the only changes to the system are the RAM used and the power supply.
Right now I suppose my question is if there is any way to see what RAID level was used and if it's even recoverable.
Specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
GPU: EVGA e-GeForce 7600 GT
RAM: Transcend TS128MLD64V4JL 1GB DDR 400 (Was a replacement part due to the original memory not being present)
Power supply: Thermaltake TR2 430W (Replaced the original Antec SP-450 power supply as it was having power draw issues and had capacitors dying)
HDD(s): (4x) Western Digital 5000KS 500GB
Possible OS: Windows Vista or Windows XP
Motherboard: MSI K8N Diamond Plus
Case: Antec Sonata II
Note: I am aware that this is outdated hardware and can't serve any real purpose in a modern work flow. This restoration project is done from a collector and hobbyist prospective.
Thank you for any help and assistance you may be able to give.
-Poisonite101
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