I was having a RAID 10 by Western Digital Caviar of 160 GB capacity. When I started using this RAID, something went wrong but somehow it kept functioning fine. At that time I thought it was just an error but, with the passage of time it really fried the motherboard of my system. Sadly, I was not taking any backup of my data which is the biggest mistake I did. I even tried replacing the motherboard but, all in vain. I need my data back now so, any suggestions to perform RAID 10 data recovery would highly be appreciated.
When it is about making use of RAIDs, regular backup are always recommended. In your case, the data has not been backed up so, what you can do is, you can try implementing the method that is given below:
- First of all download Ubuntu and burn it onto CD
- Try to boot your RAID from it
- If you get succeeded in booting up, open up a home folder and check if your RAID is clickable that is located right on the left side of your screen.
- In case you see your data there, simply copy it and shift it to another safe location for instance secondary hard drive or network.
If the above mentioned procedure doesn’t work for you at all, that may possibly means your filing system has become damaged. Moreover, in case the driver tried synchronizing the mirror having the old files then, it would be the worst case. However, if you think that your data was valuable then you must consult with RAID 10 data recovery experts immediately to keep away from irrecoverable loss.