Recovering data from a RAID 0 disk - HELP

[aabfm]

Hi,
I have a tremendous problem.
My main system has a 2 Western Digital 150GB hd's in RAID 0 configuration which I divided into 2 partitions: system and work.

A couple of weeks ago one of the hd's just started reporting some errors. I contacted WD in order to know wether they could change the hd electronics or some similar solution so I could recover all the data from the 'work' partition, but unfortunately they declined that type of warranty claim and the only thing I can do is to send the hd back to them and they just send me ANOTHER one back to me - I don't want ANOTHER one I want THE SAME hd.

My question is: is it possible to make an ISO image of just one the RAID 0 hd's?

If so, I'd just temporarily swap the electronics from one to the other, make the ISO, put it back again and finaly make an ISO of the good one. Then with the new one they want to send me I'd restore the ISO image, just to have back the 'work' partition time enough to recover it.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Grenage]

Providing it is the electronics that are the problem, yes. I've had to do it before now, but only once, on an intel RAID0 array.

What I had to do first was place two new drives into the machine and create a RAID0 array within the controller config. As far as the controller was concerned, those discs were now a functioning RAID0 system.

Step two was to take one of the original drives and plug it into a workstation, boot using a live Linux CD (knoppix in this case), then running dd to clone the drive onto a new drive. I could have cloned to an image file, but I had new disks there and ready. I did the same thing with the second drive, then threw them into the old machine and watched it boot up.


If I were you, I would not send your defective WD drive off for replacement until you have successfully retrieved your files. If the information is important, then the price of a new drive (if you can't borrow one) is a small price to pay.

"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area" - Major Mike Shearer

 

[aabfm]

Thanks.
I'll just try to get a brand new equal one.

 

[yiwo005]

there are lots of RAID data recovery software,you could search on google, but if you want to create ISO image, you should research those software. good luck to you!