What to Do When a RAID 50 Loses Data
When your RAID 50 fails, you need to take immediate steps to minimize logical and physical damage. Keep the RAID turned off until you can speak with a professional data recovery engineer. Running the array in a failed state could cause extensive media damage, and even if all of the hard drives in your RAID are functioning properly, you may unintentionally overwrite your data by attempting to repair the system.
For the best results, shut your array down using its power switch. Do not shut down the RAID through its operating system, as this could cause unintentional damage depending on the source of the failure. Do not attempt to rebuild the array and never run utilities like chkdsk or Scandisk. These applications could disrupt the parity block of a damaged hard drive, greatly complicating the data recovery process.
Contact Secure Data Recovery Services as soon as possible to schedule a media evaluation. We can analyze your array at any of our facilities to provide a price quote, turnaround estimate and other key case information.
We offer free diagnostics for our standard RAID data recovery services, and if you need a fast recovery, our 24/7/365 emergency services provide excellent turnarounds of less than 48 hours on average.