Stop RAID 5 from Initializing
- by Antz
Hi,
I am trying to follow Ictinike's guide on Recovering Intel RAID "Non-Member Disk" Error found here,
Ictinike's RAID recovery Guide
I have recreated my RAID array as per the instructions.
However my RAID array status is then automatically set to: INITIALIZE
When I boot back into my Windows XP desktop, the Intel Matrix Storage Utility
begins to "Initialize" my drives.
This is a long slow process that will take about 20 hours. I suspect all my data will be lost.
I have gone back into my bios and disabled my RAID controller to prevent any further initialization and data loss. I have read that initialization will cause data loss. I've also read somewhere that it won't. I am not so confident in the latter.
Is there anyway to stop this initialization process so I can continue to follow the steps in the recovery guide?
Some system specs:
ABIT IP35 Pro Motherboard
ICH9R on board RAID controller
