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Restore RAID metadata?

It would seem I spoke just a little too soon. With a little poking around I found a program called Raid Reconstructor, which did a reasonable job of detecting the proper configuration of my failed volume, and was able to output a "virtual image" file that other recovery software can read. I...
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- Post #13
- Feb 11, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Restore RAID metadata?

Well, according to the experiment, there's no straightforward way to get the array back by going through the configuration utility. Redefining the array causes Windows to pick it up as an "unitialized" volume, and then it won't let you use it until you reformat it. It might be possible, with...
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- Post #12
- Feb 9, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Restore RAID metadata?

Yeah, that would be a good idea. I was also thinking about just snagging a couple of cheap SATA drives and running some experiments of my own (i.e. define an array, put a few files on it, reset the disks in the array to non-RAID, recreate the array and see if I can recover the files), as the...
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- Post #10
- Feb 8, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Restore RAID metadata?

Okay, so how do I "reconfigure" my array? The only options given to me in the management software are "Create RAID Volume", "Create RAID Volume from Existing HDD" (only works with a single HDD), and "Rescan for Plug and Play Devices". Inside the BIOS tool, the only available option is "Create...
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- Post #7
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Restore RAID metadata?

You mean, when the array is redefined it intentionally wipes out things like the file-allocation table (or whatever it is that NTFS uses to keep track of files/directories)? Or does it just overwrite whatever sectors were previously in use to store the RAID metadata?
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- Post #3
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Restore RAID metadata?

I'm currently running a RAID-5 with 4x 320 GB Seagate disks on an Asus P5B-Wifi/Deluxe (Intel P965/ICH8R chipset). A couple days ago when I restarted my system all 4 disks were reported by the controller as being "Offline". I checked the connections, and everything seemed fine, but even after...
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- Feb 6, 2008
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Computer Building
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E6600 Overclocking Thread

1201? When did that come out? The most recent BIOS I'm aware of is the 614 revision. Do you have a link to 1201?
- Some1ne
- Post #83
- Sep 16, 2006
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Unsure of what system would fit me better

You won't find it on either of those, as it's almost certainly a model designed specifically for OEM users. Meaning that it will have a stripped-down feature set, possibly lower quality components in general, and in all likelihood absolutely zero overclocking support. Proprietary mainboards...
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- Post #7
- Sep 15, 2006
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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E6300, E6400, E6600 & E6700--Comparison & Buying

The E6300 and E6400 chips are both similarly specced, and given ideal conditions can overclock to similar levels, on average. However, the E6300 has a maximum multiplier of 7x, and the lowest available memory ratio on the Core 2 chips (so far) is 1:1. What this means is that to get an E6300...
- Some1ne
- Post #6
- Sep 15, 2006
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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E6600 Overclocking Thread

Mine is a week 26 then.
- Some1ne
- Post #81
- Sep 15, 2006
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Is this a good OC?

No, unless you want to clock higher. I recommended the slower settings since I figured you would probably be interested in seeing what the maximum possible speed of your chip was. If not, then just leave it as is. That means that you set the FSB speed before setting the memory speed. It...
- Some1ne
- Post #9
- Sep 15, 2006
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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AMD CPU naming convention xxxx+ is it still valid?

Why? Having a second core can come close to doubling performance under some situations, so if they really wanted to, AMD could have even marketed the 3800+ as a 6400+. Only bumping the performance rating 600 points for doubling the core count seems conservative, if anything, since basically...
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- Post #16
- Sep 15, 2006
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Is this a good OC?

I think the official one is now 614. That one should be fine too.
- Some1ne
- Post #5
- Sep 14, 2006
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Is this a good OC?

Indeed. One of the first things worth doing is flashing to either BIOS 609 or 614. After that is out of the way, you might try: 1. Set everything stock, this includes setting the FSB to 266 MHz. 2. Select the "DDR2-533" RAM speed. Go ahead and put your 2.1 RAM voltage back. 3. Set...
- Some1ne
- Post #3
- Sep 14, 2006
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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E6600 Overclocking Thread

Yes, EIST = SpeedStep, as far as I know. If you're running BIOS 614 (and I think also 609), then I think the EIST option no longer appears. I'm not sure, but it seems like the board disables it by default.
- Some1ne
- Post #76
- Sep 13, 2006
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking

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