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    Please help RAID0 Crashed on G50v-A2

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by ctu11y, Aug 28, 2009.

  1. ctu11y

    ctu11y Notebook Enthusiast

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    So my computer started acting funny yesterday, and then i went for a restart and it was obvious my RAID 0 array had crashed. To easy, its a risk that i took and i knew i was prepared to handle. Pop in the recovery disk, easy enough....I guess not because i CANNOT re-install windows on the new Raid 0 array. I successfully installed Windows with the recovery disc after disabling RAID in the BIOS... To my dismay the only HDD present was the HDD that windows was installed on. When i go to Install windows on the Raid array i use option 3, which is what i originally used after reinstalling when i first got the laptop..i will include a picture of the error message i get while trying to install. It will be going through the install and around 20% it will fail..This message is in giant red letters that take up the whole screen that says 'ERROR' and in the top left it says 'ERROR:C [err= 2]'
     
    ctu11y, Aug 28, 2009
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    mk1freak Notebook Evangelist

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    So is the problem that you don't see the second HDD?

    Or that you can't install Windows in RAID0 mode?

    If the first, then you could try the following:

    - Go to BIOS
    - Reset BIOS to User Defaults (not manufacturer)
    - Reboot
    - Do the above one more time

    (I hope I remember correctly)
    This used to fix some 2nd-HDD related issues in the G50, but not sure that it will address your exact issue.
     
    E.B.E., Aug 30, 2009
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    That giant red ERROR happens when the asus recovery program can't read its data. I've never tried a recovery with RAID so I can't say if it works or not, I've always done a clean install from retail media. You might try making a custom installer disc if all you have is the recovery media.
     
    ALLurGroceries, Aug 30, 2009
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    ctu11y Notebook Enthusiast

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    in repsonse to mk1freak, if i were to use that solution, i couldnt use my raid...
     
    ctu11y, Oct 13, 2009
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    ctu11y Notebook Enthusiast

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    So i successfully installed vista 64 on a RAID 1 array, maybe not a hardware issue after all, over.
     
    ctu11y, Oct 14, 2009
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