MSI Z87-XPOWER manual Degraded RAID Array, Appendix B, B-10

Appendix B

Degraded RAID Array

A RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 volume is reported as degraded when one of its hard drive members fails or is temporarily disconnected, and data mirroring is lost. As a result, the system can only utilize the remaining functional hard drive member. To re-establish data mirroring and restore data redundancy, refer to the procedure below that corresponds to the current situation.

Missing Hard Drive Member

1.Make sure the system is powered off.

2.Reconnect the hard drive.

3.Reboot the system to Windows; the rebuild will occur automatically. Failed Hard Drive Member

1.Make sure the system is powered off.

2.Replace the failed hard drive with a new one that is of equal or greater capacity.

3.Reboot the system to Intel RAID Option ROM by press <Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously during the Power-On Self Test (POST).

RAID Volumes
ID	Name	Level	Strip	Size	Status		Bootable
0	Volume0	RAID 1(Mirror) N/A		XXX.XGB Degraded			Yes
Physical Disks:
Port	Device Model		Serial #		Size	Type/Status(Vol ID)
1	XXXXXXXXXXXXX		XXXXXXXXXXXXX		XXX.XGB	Member Disk (0)
2	XXXXXXXXXXXXX		XXXXXXXXXXXXX		XXX.XGB	Member Disk (0)
Press	<CTRL-I>	to enter Configuration Utility..

4. Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding, and then press ENTER.

				[ MAIN MENU ]
	1.	Create RAID Volume			4.	Recovery Volume Options
	2.			[ DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED			]
		Delete RAID Volume				Recovery Volume Options
		“Degraded” volume and disk available for rebuilding detected. Selecting
				5.	Exit	operating system.
		a disk initiates a rebuild. Rebuild completes in the
				[ DISK / VOLUME INFORMATION			]
RAID Volumes :
None	defined.Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding (ESC to exit):
		Port	Drive	Model	Serial #				Size
Physical		1	XXXX-XXXXXXXX		XXXXXXXXXXXXXX			XXX.XGB
		Devices
Port	Device Model			Serial #			Size	Type/Status (Vol ID)
1	XXXX-XXXXXXXX			XXXXXXXXXXXXXX		XXX.XGB		Non-RAID Disk
2			[ ↑↓] - Previous/ Next		[ENTER] - Select		[ESC] - Exit		-RAID Disk
	XXXX-XXXXXXXX

[ ↑↓] - Select [ESC] - Exit [ENTER] - Select Menu

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