Computer crash need to access a RAID0 array?

Froggerlog · 18 Apr 2006 at 22:17

Hi, I've had 2 Hitachi TK7 SATAII hard drives setup in RAID0 - used the nVraid controller to create the array.

The other day my computer crashed, I can't be bothered right now to find out whats wrong so am using another computer...

The problem is that I desperately need to access the data on the drives, but my backup computer is an old nForce 2 based one, and only has an SIL3114 controller that isn't SATA2.

Before the computer crashed I had already used the utility supplied by Hitachi to make the drives use SATA2 mode.

Is there any way I can access the drives with my current computer?

Thanx

Dutch Guy · 19 Apr 2006 at 09:12

No, unfortunately you can't.

You need a SATAII system to access the drives, can't you run the Hitachi Feature Tool on the crashed computer to set the drives to SATA mode?

Froggerlog · 19 Apr 2006 at 18:31

Thanks for replying

Problem is I'm not sure if its the mobo or cpu thats gone down (was using a vapochill and caked too much dielectric grease on the cpu and...well lots of kerfuffles)...

Froggerlog · 19 Apr 2006 at 18:32

I think the problem is I'm too lazy to open up the computer and sort it all out just really need the data on it...

Dutch Guy · 20 Apr 2006 at 10:08

Where did the grease end up, I doubt you can kill the CPU as it has a heatspreader covering the top.