System can't boot, related to raid 0 problems

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Dec 17, 2010, 10:18 PM

Hi guys,

Again my damn Raid-0 is acting up. Earlier today I did a simple restart when I installed windows security essentials 2.0, but my system wouldn't boot after this. So i tried doing a repair install but the setup disk didnt find it. That led to me reformatting and reinstalling. windows Everything came up and running fine, but I found an 8gb of unallocated space which I don't know is from (usually 100mb unallocated for raid 0, this was new). It was never there before. t cannot be intialized or deleted. This unallocated space doesn't show up in the BIOS. I wasn't happy so i decided to break the raid-0 and restructure it...still this mystery unallocated space exists, turned off my eSATA enclosure too and nothing related to it.

Now I continue to get an error that windows cannot install on my raid-0 partition, and if it tries to install windows it might make another partition. I believe my disks are in good health, i also tried changing to IDE and AHCI in the BIOS...and i also get an error at post saying hard disk drive 1 not found. You guys think my RAID controller might be screwy on the board? one time it just broke the raid last year.

i need help! ill try and post some pictures later from my iphone with the errors

Judas · Dec 18, 2010, 03:58 PM

Grab your hardrives Diagnostic software that is bootable..

If it's seagate then it'll be seatools..

then do a partial or full low level format... this will nuke the drives strange partition dealy..

and it should recognize if there is any odd bad sectors for some odd reason..

Also make sure you do these in IDE mode IF the discs down boot correctly or recognize with ACHI mode, and sometimes you need to have no more then 1 or 2 gb of ram installed for them to boot too which is strange....

The only time i've seen raid 0 go bad is a hardrive failing, or the raid controller failing.... and i must say, with ati and nvidia's, and via's raid controllers... i've seen those controllers fall appart...

The only controllers i've always have had 100% luck with are the Highpoint tech and Intel ICHxR

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Dec 19, 2010, 12:37 AM

i think maybe one drive is dead the datalifeguard iso is taking a while to boot

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Dec 19, 2010, 04:44 AM

well had to a bios flash, still same problem. i unplugged every drive and still this mystery 8gb of unallocated space existed. changed back to RAID on the board and recreated the RAID config. now its gone and installing windows.... i was on hard forum and someone mentioned a very similar problem with a asus p5q board.... needed a bios update. im gnna do that after

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Dec 19, 2010, 06:24 PM

now the system will randomly start locking up for 10 seconds under load, sorta like the intel link state power problem i had back on vista....even when im booting. i scanned the drives and wrote zeros to it so no problems. i believe turning off marvell ide boot fixed my problem...

Judas · Dec 20, 2010, 07:16 PM

o.O.... turning another sata/ide controller on fixed a problem.. that is bizarre

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Dec 20, 2010, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judas

o.O.... turning another sata/ide controller on fixed a problem.. that is bizarre

im sorry... i meant turning off

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Dec 21, 2010, 08:06 PM

don't know if this is BIOS related... but while im booting my system the logo will pause for about 15 seconds then continue. so boot times are now a bit longer than before, this didnt happen before...

Judas · Dec 21, 2010, 10:08 PM

odd

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Dec 25, 2010, 05:12 PM

it stopped now hmm... with marvell IDE on. i did run extended tests in windows and off the boot disc. it was trying to recover bad sectors in windows and failed. but was perfect off the boot disc. i have a feeling it could show its ugly head again

Dec 17, 2010, 10:18 PM	#1
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,717 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	System can't boot, related to raid 0 problems Hi guys, Again my damn Raid-0 is acting up. Earlier today I did a simple restart when I installed windows security essentials 2.0, but my system wouldn't boot after this. So i tried doing a repair install but the setup disk didnt find it. That led to me reformatting and reinstalling. windows Everything came up and running fine, but I found an 8gb of unallocated space which I don't know is from (usually 100mb unallocated for raid 0, this was new). It was never there before. t cannot be intialized or deleted. This unallocated space doesn't show up in the BIOS. I wasn't happy so i decided to break the raid-0 and restructure it...still this mystery unallocated space exists, turned off my eSATA enclosure too and nothing related to it. Now I continue to get an error that windows cannot install on my raid-0 partition, and if it tries to install windows it might make another partition. I believe my disks are in good health, i also tried changing to IDE and AHCI in the BIOS...and i also get an error at post saying hard disk drive 1 not found. You guys think my RAID controller might be screwy on the board? one time it just broke the raid last year. i need help! ill try and post some pictures later from my iphone with the errors __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Dec 19, 2010, 12:37 AM	Thread Starter #3
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,717 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	Re: System can't boot, related to raid 0 problems i think maybe one drive is dead the datalifeguard iso is taking a while to boot __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Dec 19, 2010, 04:44 AM	Thread Starter #4
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,717 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	Re: System can't boot, related to raid 0 problems well had to a bios flash, still same problem. i unplugged every drive and still this mystery 8gb of unallocated space existed. changed back to RAID on the board and recreated the RAID config. now its gone and installing windows.... i was on hard forum and someone mentioned a very similar problem with a asus p5q board.... needed a bios update. im gnna do that after __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Dec 19, 2010, 06:24 PM	Thread Starter #5
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,717 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	Re: System can't boot, related to raid 0 problems now the system will randomly start locking up for 10 seconds under load, sorta like the intel link state power problem i had back on vista....even when im booting. i scanned the drives and wrote zeros to it so no problems. i believe turning off marvell ide boot fixed my problem... __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard Last edited by BiGBrOwNPimpsta; Dec 20, 2010 at 11:20 PM.

Dec 21, 2010, 08:06 PM	Thread Starter #8
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,717 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	Re: System can't boot, related to raid 0 problems don't know if this is BIOS related... but while im booting my system the logo will pause for about 15 seconds then continue. so boot times are now a bit longer than before, this didnt happen before... __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Dec 25, 2010, 05:12 PM	Thread Starter #10
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,717 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	Re: System can't boot, related to raid 0 problems it stopped now hmm... with marvell IDE on. i did run extended tests in windows and off the boot disc. it was trying to recover bad sectors in windows and failed. but was perfect off the boot disc. i have a feeling it could show its ugly head again __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard