Reconstruct all types of arrays just as easily as a single hard disk. Raid Recovery recognizes all imaginable configurations of various types of arrays, including RAID 0, 1, JBOD, RAID 5, and 0+1, no matter whether they are connected to a dedicated RAID controller or a RAID-enabled motherboard from NVidia, Intel, or VIA. Microsoft software raids (also called Dynamic Disks) are also supported, including JBOD (span), RAID 0, 1, and 5 configurations. Version 1.5 and higer works with Adaptec RAID Controllers and DDF compatible devices

Detecting the right type of an array is vital for correct recovery. Raid Recovery supports both manual and fully automatic detection of essential parameters such as type of array, type of RAID controller, stripe size, and disk order.

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• Recovered files can be Uploaded to Ftp or NAS!
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• Easy Recovery Wizard.
• Works under Microsoft? Windows? 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003 Server, Vista, 2008.
• Supported file systems: FAT16, FAT32, EXT2, EXT3, NTFS, NTFS 4, NTFS 5.
• Recovered files can be saved on any (including network) disks visible to the host operating system.
• Creates recovery snapshot files for logical drives. Such files can be processed like regular disks.
• Creates Virtual partitions. Such partitions can be processed like regular disks.

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• Recover corrupt or damaged partition table.
• Restore disks after crash
• Unformat NTFS drives
• Recover files deleted by accident
• Recover Photos from the erased or formatted media
• Undelete files deleted from the Recycle Bin.

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Preparing the Hard Drive:
Use the Ultra ATA cable supplied with your card and configure the jumpers on the hard drive(s) you’re preparing to install with the appropriate master / slave settings. The primary (master) drive should be connected to the black connector at the end of the cable. If a secondary (slave) drive is also being installed it must be connected to the gray connec tor in the middle of the cable. The blue connector on the cable needs to be connected to the PCI card.

NOTE: Enter the Model Number of your drive into the search field of the knowledge base for a description of the correct jumper settings. DO NOT apply any jumper to reduce the capacity of the drive, such as the Alternate Capacity or Cylinder Limitation jumper. The BIOS on the card will fully support the drives entire capacity.

Software Installation Procedure:
I. If you are installing drivers during a Windows fresh OS installation then follow these directions. (Created 12/12/01)

1. Click on the file Ultra ATA PCI card driver. to download the latest driver.
   Note: The ATADRVR.EXE driver is compatible with ALL Windows operating systems.
2. Insert a blank formatted floppy diskette into drive A:
3. Locate the ATADRVR.EXE and double-click on it.
4. The file will automatically prompt you to unzip and the default location is the A: floppy drive.
5. Follow all on-screen prompts.
6. Now the ATA PCI driver are on a floppy diskette.
7. Now proceed with the Windows Installation.
   1. During the Windows operating system installation you MUST specify an additional driver.
   2. Press the "F6" key (several times) when the message "Setup is inspecting your computer’s hardware configuration" appears.
   3. At the next screen press "S" to "Specify Additional Device". A list may appear with a list of devices. You will want to select "Other" and insert the Ultra ATA driver diskette now.
8. Proceed with the rest of the Windows 2000 installation process.

II. Installing drivers with a Pre-Existing Windows 2000 operating system.
Important: Do not take the hard drive(s) out of its current configuration. The hard drive(s) can not be connected to the Ultra ATA 100 / 133 PCI adapter card during installation of the drivers.

1. Install the Ultra PCI card to the computer WITHOUT any hard drives attached to it.
2. Turn system on and let Windows boot.
3. Windows will detect "New Hardware" and prompt to continue with the "Found New Hardware Wizard".
4. Select "Install the software automatically" and click on "Next".
5. Select "Windows 2000 Maxtor Ultra ATA (133 or 100) IDE Controller"and click on "Next".
6. Note: There may be a note "This drive is not digitally signed!" Drivers that are not specifically tested by Microsoft will always have this warning. The driver that is supp lied by Maxtor is tested and verified to work with Microsoft Windows XP. Click "Continue Anyway"
7. Click "Finish"
8. To confirm that the driver has been properly loaded:
   1. Click on "Start", "Settings" followed by clicking on the Control Panel Icon.
   2. Double-Click on the System Icon.
   3. Click on the Hardware tab and select "Device Manager"
   4. Double-Click on SCSI and Raid controllers". The Maxtor Ultra ATA 100 / 133 Adapter should appear.
9. Power off the system and attach the drives to the ATA adapter card.
10. Restart the system.

OPERATING SYSTEM RELOAD
REBUILD RAID DRIVES
RUNNING THE CHECKDISK UTILITY
RECONFIGURE THE RAID ARRAY
USING DATA RECOVERY SOFTWARE
REINITIALIZE RAID ARRAY
REFORMAT DRIVES IN THE ARRAY

RAID data recovery is an extremely complex type of recovery
that requires much experience and expertise with how RAID
arrays work.  If you have a RAID failure, it is best if you do not
try to recover the RAID yourself using "quick fix" techniques or
"off-the-shelf" data recovery software.  Contact a data recovery company as quickly as possible.  These companies have the capability to recover RAID arrays with advanced recovery tools
and techniques required to ensure a successful recovery.

The success of RAID recovery depends on the cause of RAID
failure, the configuration of the RAID array, and whether or
not the user has made attempts to recover the RAID.  Such
attempts can cause permanent data loss!

By using caution and the tips above, you can be on the road to
a successful recovery of your RAID array.

The reality: RAID fails

In reality and to the surprise of most, RAID could fail and often fail. See some typical scenario below :

When one hard disk fails, very often, there is no hot standby. As a result, the raid array is running on degraded mode. While waiting for the replacement drive which may take a day or two, the likelihood of next drive failure disabling the raid volume is very high. It is reasonable to assume that all the drives in the array are from the same batch and subject to equal amount of working stress. So if one disk fails, the other is also near imminent failure and it often does.

Most raid server has a single controller. Its failure will result in catastrophic single point of failure.

Frequently, due to power surge, the controller or a number of disk elements could fail resulting in total loss of data. It is also found that a power surge may corrupt the RAID configuration setting of NVRAM in the controller card.

It is also commonly found that while replacing a faulty drive in an attempt to rebuild the raid volume to healthy state, wrong procedures are performed resulting in wrong or partial rebuild, or complete system breakdown upon completion of rebuild.

Not to forget that a RAID configuration with fault tolerance at best only intends to protect the physical failure, but not logical corruption such as system corruption, virus infection, or inadvertent deletion.

Types Of RAID failures

To summarize, RAID server often fails as a result of the following situations and frequently, a combination of them :

• Malfunctioned Controller
• Raid rebuild error or volume reconstruction problem
• Missing RAID partition
• Multiple disk failure in off-line state resulting in loss of RAID volume
• Wrong replacement of good disk element belonging to a working raid volume
• Power Surge
• Data Deletion or reformat
• Virus Attack
• Loss of RAID configuration settings or system registry
• Inadvertent reconfiguration of RAID volume
• Loss of RAID disk access after system or application upgrade

Please Note:   Depending on how the WD ShareSpace RAID is setup, that RAID array may not be recoverable from a drive failure.

Qty of 2 – 1TB internal hard drives:

• RAID-0 – 2TB – (Not recoverable)
• RAID-1 – 1TB – (Recoverable)
• RAID-5 – (Not Supported)

Qty of 3 – 1TB internal hard drives:

• Spanning – 3TB – (Non recoverable)
• RAID-0 – 3TB – (Non recoverable)
• RAID-1 – (Not Supported)
• RAID-5 – 2TB – (Recoverable)

Qty of 4 – 1TB internal hard drives:

• Spanning – 4TB – (Non recoverable)
• RAID-0 – 4TB – (Non recoverable)
• RAID-1 (Double Mirror) – (Recoverable)
• RAID-5 – 3TB – (Recoverable)

For a recoverable RAID mode:
To recover the ShareSpace from Drive failure, or from a degraded RAID array, you must replace the failed drive with a Western Digital unformatted drive of the same model and size. Once the drive is replaced, the ShareSpace will re-sync the drive back into the RAID array and automatically start the RAID re-build. No further user intervention is needed, other than replacing the failed drive in the unit.

Overview: The NAS 4100 comes with 4 separate hard drives. In the event of a hard drive failure you will be notified via an Email alert and/or Web UI. RAID regeneration can take up to 30 minutes depending on which drive has failed.
To check status of your NAS 4100 drives use Logical Disk Manager. To access the Disk Management utility:

2. Open “MaxNeighborhood” and double-click on the NAS 4100 that you want to create the folder on.
3. Login to NAS 4100 with the appropriate Administrator (or Administrator equivalent) username and password.
4. Click on "Administer this server appliance". Upon doing this, the NAS 4100 Home Page will appear in the Browser.

   

5. From the Home Page, click on the “Disks and Volumes” Link. At this point, the Disks and Volumes page will be displayed in the Browser.

   

   NOTE: You may click on the Graphical Link OR the Java Text Link…either will suffice.

6. Click on the “Disks and Volumes” link.

   

   NOTE: You may click on the Graphical Link OR the Java Text Link…either will suffice.

7. Click the “Yes” button in the VBScript: Disk Configuration Window.

   

8. The Windows 2000 Management Snap-In will be displayed in your browser.

   

   The NAS 4100 hard drives are configured as; Disk 0, Disk 1, Disk 2 and Disk 3. Each one of these hard drives, if lost, exhibits slightly different behavior.

If a drive has failed, contact MNSG Technical Support.

Please note, Security Erase process only supports OneTouch III Turbo drive when the following two conditions are met:
1. Drive connected to USB interface
2. Drive is in Raid 0 mode. Running Security Erase in Raid 1 mode could cause the drive to be corrupted at the end of the erase process.
The software will reject the request and prompt user with a message when security erase process was attempted with 1394 interface cable.

• Identify a failed RAID 5 Volume
• Remove/Replace a Failed Drive in a Failed RAID 5 Volume
• Recover a RAID 5 Volume

…using Seagate’s BlackArmor Manager?

Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 products come with a RAID 5 Volume by default to ensure data protection. If one drive fails, a user can:

• Easily identify the failed drive using the BlackArmor Manager and other tools.
• Remove the defective drive and replace it with a functioning drive provided by Seagate.
• Use BlackArmor Manager to claim the replacement drive and recover the RAID 5 volume.

All of these things can be accomplished while the BlackArmor NAS 440 is still running.

Procedure(s):
Part 1 – Identifying a Drive failure:
The following options are available for identifying drive failures.

• Web Events in BlackArmor Manager – if a drive fails or if a RAID is running in a degraded state, a Web Event will occur. A Web Event is shown via an amber bar with a warning message within it. The bar will be located at the top of the BlackArmor Manager pages (no matter which one) in your browser. After reviewing the event message, you can click the Acknowledge button to remove it.
• LCD Screen will display a message that denote a drive failure.
• Email notifications – If email setup is enabled through BlackArmor Manager. Users with their email address included in the Email Setup page.
• BlackArmor Manager’s Storage -> Disk Manager can also identify if a drive is failed. It will do so with messaging under a drive’s status.

Seagate Video Tutorial – Identifying a Drive Failure

Part 2 –Drive Removal/Replacement:
Follow these steps to remove and replace a hard drive.
NOTE: Only Seagate hard drives can be used for replacement. Failure to use Seagate replacement parts can and will forfeit the warranty period of the BlackArmor NAS 440/420.

WARNING – PLEASE READ
ESD precautions
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage the processor, hard drives, main board, memory modules (RAM), and other BlackArmor components. Always observe the following precautions before replacing a hard drive:

• Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it.
• Do not touch the component pins, leads, or circuitry.
• Wear a wrist grounding strap and attach it to a metal part of the computer before handling components. If a wrist strap is not available, maintain contact with the computer throughout any procedure requiring ESD protection.
• Keep the work area free of nonconductive materials, such as ordinary plastic assembly aids and foam packing.

Removing a Hard Drive

1. Open the BlackArmor Manager web interface.
2. In the menu bar, select Storage.
3. Select Disk Manager.
4. Beside the failed disk drive, click the Safe to Remove icon, and then click OK.
5. Open the front panel of the server.
6. Locate the failed hard drive. Ensure that there is no activity on the drive by checking its LED—it should not be illuminated.
   WARNING: Never remove more than one (1) drive at a time. Removing more than one drive will result in data loss.
7. Press down on the orange button to release the drive from the server. If the server is powered on, wait until the drive stops spinning (approximately one minute) before continuing.
8. Holding the handle, gently slide the hard drive partially out of the server until you can get a firm grip on the drive itself.
   Caution: Because the hard drive is heavy, do not completely remove it or carry it by the plastic handle. Hold the drive firmly on the top and bottom.
9. Position (hold) the hard drive/carrier so that the drive label is facing up and the connectors are facing you.
10. Carefully bend the right side of the plastic carrier outward to release the failed drive from the carrier.
11. Remove the failed hard from the plastic carrier enclosure.

Inserting a New Hard Drive

1. Insert the new hard drive so that it fits completely and snugly into the carrier.
2. Carefully slide the new drive into the server. Push firmly to install it completely, and then close the handle to lock the drive into place.
   The hard drive’s LED should turn green.
3. Close the front panel of the server.

Seagate Interactive Tutorial – Hard Drive Replacement

Step 3 – Drive Removal/Replacement:
The following provides the steps necessary for using Seagate’s BlackArmor Manager to claim a replacement drive and recover a RAID 5 volume.
Note: It is assumed that you are logged into the BlackArmor Manager as an admin user before proceeding.

Claiming the New HDD:

1. Mouseover Storage and click the Disk Manager link. The Disk Manager page opens.
2. Locate the replacement hard drive from the list provided (it should be listed as Foreign) and click on the Claim Disk icon. A window opens, asking you to confirm this request.
3. Click the OK button. The drive reclamation starts processing. When finished, the Disk Manager displays a text message stating that, "HDD (hard disk drive)…claimed successfully". The disk is ready to be recovered into a volume.

Recovering the degraded RAID 5 Volume:

1. Mouseover Storage and click the Volumes link. The Volumes page opens.
2. Click the Recover icon. A Volumes page opens showing the Volume Name to be recovered and the Disk Selection (HDD Number).
3. Click the Submit button. A window opens asking you to confirm this request.
4. Click the OK button. The recovery starts processing. When finished, the Volumes page displays a text message stating "RAID configuration changed successfully – resynching/formatting".

Note: Recovery may require a long time. Average recovery times vary from 4 – 12 hours, depending on the size of the volume. When finished the "RAID configuration…" message disappears.
The RAID 5 volume is recovered.

Seagate Interactive Tutorial – Recovering the RAID 5 Volume

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