Posted: October/05/2007 at 05:44 | IP Logged

Hi All,

I have a server that I am running Windows 2003 and exchange 2003. Last night I had 2 of my 5 hard drives fail on me. I am running a raid 5 each of the hard drives are 80 GB.

I found a source for replacing the hard drives but I am wondering if it is possible for the server to rebuild the 2 failed drives? At this point the Server will not boot, it comes to the message that I need to replace the drive(s) in bank 0 and 4.

What are the chances that I can get the data from the RAID? How can I rebuild the RAID?

Posted: October/08/2007 at 06:26 | IP Logged

Hi Barden,

We both are sailing in the same boat. I too have a failed RAID5 array with two failed drives(RAID of 5 drives). I am trying to get information on how to recover data from it from past one month. Can anyone out there throw some light on this issue please.....

Addison.

Posted: October/08/2007 at 06:36 | IP Logged

Hi there,

RAID5 can rebuild only if one of the harddrives fails. In your case, with two failed drives, I am afraid you won't be able to have the array rebuild.

Aiyana.

Posted: October/08/2007 at 06:45 | IP Logged

Aiyana is correct. If 2 drives in a RAID5 array fail, it can't be rebuild. Don't Panic! barden and addison. RAID Recovery Services can help you recover the data.

Hope this helps you.

Salvager.

Posted: October/08/2007 at 06:51 | IP Logged

ok, thanks for the feedback Aiyana and Salvager. I will study this and try it out.