DBAN I can do. Array and data are just fine, for now.
--------------------------- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundation.org> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Greg Sevart <[email protected]> wrote: > That will not wipe the RAID signature. > > I would just boot to a DBAN disc and run a quick erase on the suspect > drive. > > Before we get too far along though, all of the data on the array is still > accessible, correct? Areca cards, especially on older firmware, sometimes > get temperamental when drives drop... > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden > > Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:48 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [H] Degraded RAID array question > > > > I popped it into a Win7 system and when I opened the disk management > > dialog it asked if I wanted to setup the drive with either MBR or GUID. > I > > choose MBR, created a new volume, then deleted it. > > > > That tells me the drive is working just fine and should suffice to re-set > it for > > the RAID, no? I can also hit it with Spinrite just to make sure. > > > > --------------------------- > > Brian Weeden > > Technical Advisor > > Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundation.org> > > +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada > > +1 (202) 683-8534 US > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Christopher Fisk > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 22 Sep 2010, Brian Weeden wrote: > > > > > > Thanks guys. Is there an easy way to wipe that first 25 MB under > > Windows? > > >> I don't have access to a Linux system at the moment. > > >> > > > > > > I don't know of a way, but you can quickly download a bootable iso of > > > linux and use that. > > > > > > > > > http://mirrors.kernel.org/gentoo/releases/x86/autobuilds/current- > > iso/install-x86-minimal-20100921.isois a 108MB download. > > > > > > A liveCD will give you what you need as well. If you're not familiar > > > with the linux commands are are worried about accidentally overwriting > > > the wrong drive, disconnect the other drives in the system during the > > process. > > > > > > > > > > > > Christopher Fisk > > > -- > > > BEANS ARE NEITHER FRUIT NOR MUSICAL > > > BEANS ARE NEITHER FRUIT NOR MUSICAL > > > Bart Simpson on chalkboard in episode 1F22 > > > > > > > > > -- > > > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by > > > MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. > > > > > > > > >
