How do I reactivate RAID 0 without losing date?

ginprov

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The seniario is
Windows XP, The 3 SATA disc (500gb each)Raid 0 comes up in Intel Matrix Storage as OK and identifies all 3 drives as OK.
I open up "My Computer" can't see the Drive (raid 0)
I go to Disk Manager and the drive shows up as "Unallocated" "On Line" "Dynamnic Disc"
How do I reallocate or reactivate this drive without losing the data on it?
Right click only allows "delete" or "New Volumn"
Please help? I'm sure I'm not the first.
 

boonality

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If you can still load the operating installed on this disk then the problem isn't with the drives. Once a RAID 0 fails you have lost everything and must start over. So I say again if you are booting to the OS on this array then you do not have a problem with the disks... it's something with the reporting or GUI or something.
 

leon2006

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You can use Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image home to back up your entire drive (i.e. c:\) or specific folder of your choice. You can save your image-files on DVD discs. In case you lose your data you can restore it through from your image file.

Do this before you work on your RAID configuration.

 

ginprov

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Thanks guys. The OS isn't on the raid in question. I do have another storage drive on the system and will try the acronis which I have and let you know what I see or better yet what Acronis sees.
I'll be back.