RAID 0 -- Drive out of Array

[the13thson]

So, my computer restarted when I was gaming earlier, but when it came back it said that my OC settings were incorrect. I did something so stupid --- I clicked "Load Optimized values" and my pc loaded up fine, just that i couldn't actually see anything on my desktop. My RAID drive kinda went missing in the process.

Now the array is short 1 drive. Check the picture/attachment for the explanation.
I'm assuming it's probably a bios problem, since the "optimized values" are sometimes not what I installed.

Somethings I noted:
- It was in AHCI mode (not RAID) when I started my pc up for the first time after it crashed.
- The PC is taking much longer to start up (i don't know if that's a BIOS problem, or if it's possibly an issue with my drives).

...and all I wanted to do was play HoMM VI today... sigh.

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[WyomingKnott]

"- It was in AHCI mode (not RAID) when I started my pc up for the first time after it crashed. "

Suggests that the BIOS reset for some reason. Have you re-configured the BIOS as it was?

 

[the13thson]

Not completely... I'm not entirely sure how it was before. It was in RAID mode, I know that.

 

[the13thson]

Something else I noticed... The missing drive has a serial number...

"Missing Disk's" Serial no. : D-WMAY01444266:0
Where the actual disk's Serial No. is : WD-WMAY01444266

The port is also unknown... but it's supposed to be 2 (that's the port of the drive).
The drive that's sitting inside the array is port 3.

 

[the13thson]

Anyone looking for methods on how to fix this problem, check:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?187723-Intel-ICHxR-RAID-Data-Recovery-101

Really helped me the past couple of days.

P.S. Be sure to read all of it... There are some mistakes here and there, that could mess up your system.