Cyborg Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 I got a set up of one mirror RAID array of two disks ( 320GB Seagate ).My RAID controller is the Nvidia nForce 4 Ultra.The array became degraded when one of the disks stopped responding, but I fixed the problem, put it back in, and ordered an array rebuild to make it operational again. All this seemed fine.However, the array now rebuilds every freaking time I boot my computer (after logging in to Windows)... It's a fist in my ass, because the controller is making blue screens if I try to do some disk operations while doing a rebuild ( like copying some files, playing a game, etc. ). The rebuild takes about an hour and a half, I think, and it bugs me that I must sit and wait every time I boot.Does anyone know about a solution for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 during boot enter your RAID array setup and check if it rebuilds your aray on every boot, force checks your array or stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyborg Posted December 31, 2006 Author Share Posted December 31, 2006 The RAID setup thingy isn't very advanced. It lets me order a rebuild, which is done when I enter Windows, and I can create and delete arrays, and clear them for data. Nothing else.Oh, and I mustn't forget. Every time I shut down my Windows, it freezes when loading up the next time (on that Windows logo screen with the little ), so I have to press the restart button on my chassis, and then it loads perfectly the next time. ( With normal settings. )Also, since these troubles began, I started checking my Event Viewer every now and then, and noticed that my RAID controller had sent a few error messages regarding bad sectors. One or two isn't that bad, I thought, but now it seems to report a bad sector at least once a day. The thing is... The damn RAID controller doesn't tell me which disk is having these faults. Do you know about a way to check a RAID array for bad sectors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyborg Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share Posted January 2, 2007 I ran Seagate Seatools, and it found a bad sector in one of the two disks. However, is that enough to cause blue screens? :-Of course, I know it's highly depending on exactly where the bad sector is, and what it corrupts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 For some RAID controllers it can be. I have HP proliant servers randomly crashing due to a few small errors in a RAID 5 array. Shouldn't be possible but still. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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