Question : Problem: Can I rebuild my RAID array without erasing my hard drive?

I have a RAID array setup.  The array is 1 with two 1TB drives.  The array has been deleted from the controller.  If I attach one of the drives to another system I can see all of the files contained on that drive.  If I try to boot the system it goes to the BSOD then reboots and repeats the same.  Is there a way I can rebuild the array without losing the files on the disk?  What Im trying to do is get this system back up and running without reloading the OS.  I'm using the onboard controller of my motherboard.  Its model# is Intel DG33TL.

Answer : Problem: Can I rebuild my RAID array without erasing my hard drive?

Probably the problem is in the boot.ini file only...
If you can see the files there, simply edit the boot.ini to point to the correct partition.

See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/102873 for a description of arc paths and suggested edits you may need to make.


Example - original arc path may read:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="My Server 4.0"

and you simply need to change it to
multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="My Server 4.0"