[SOLVED] Lost drive from array.


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OK. It is close to 1am here and i have just fired up my server and got disk 4 of my 5 disk array ‘missing’ and the drive has turned up in the unassigned drives as needing formating.

 

I do not have a parity drive, but have the important data backed up.

 

firstly, is there anything i can do to Resurrect this drive?

 

secondly, if there is nothing i can do, how do i get my fifth drive into the fourth slot so i can start the server?

 

Thanks in advance,

M0zz

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Cheers JorgeB

 

Finally got round to sorting this out. With the machine shut down, I took the opportunity to add a couple of extra drives, replace all SATA cables, label drives and give the whole PC a clean.

 

On boot up all is back to normal. A big relief. 

 

Now to look into expanding my backup regimen and maybe getting a parity drive if I can afford it and something is on offer.

 

M0zz

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