Re: Error \Device\Harddisk3\D - which harddisk is this?

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"DL" <dl@spoofmail> wrote in message
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Dont rely on mirror raid, leastways on a mobo.
I have experience of a mirrored drive failing, On breaking the mirror and
using the 'good' drive 2 months of data was missing.
The raid utilities gave no indication of any problem, All logs were clear.
The only indication of the initial hd failure was when a couple of apps
started missbehaving.
As there were full backups, no data was lost.
I went from onboard raid to a high specific card for $390


"Wil Stark" <wstark_NOSPAM_04@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The error description reads:
> "The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk3\D.
> Fore more information, see Help and Support Center... blah blah blah..."
>
> Type: Error, Event ID: 11, Source: Disk, Category: None.
>
> Sorry, I get RAID 0 and 1 confused. I'm running a RAID mirror (guess
that's
> RAID 1).
>
> If you think I can assume that the drive is one of the RAID drives, then
I'm
> not so worried, due to the redundancy. If it's one of the other drives,
> then now is the time to back up, I guess....
> Thanks,
> Wil
>
> "DL" <dl@spoofmail> wrote in message
> news:OTSVw2PoFHA.3312@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > What is the err.event/msg?
> >
> > Errors in Sata/Raid drives may not be reported correctly.
> > If the err seems to indicate a hd problem, visit the sata hd manu.site
> > they
> > should have a checking tool capable of detecting errors on sata drives.
> > Likewise obtain a checking utility for your ide hd's
> >
> > I take it your aware that raid 0 has no redundancy
> > Disk management will only show a single drive for a raid array.
> > Disk3 is 'likely' to be a raid disk, but which one of the two........?
> >
> >
> > "Wil Stark" <wstark_NOSPAM_04@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:6mKLe.9062$p%3.36903@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Yes, I'm familiar with the disk management MMC snap-in. That is what I
> > was
> >> referring to when I said "Disk Management". Where exactly should I
look?
> >> The harddisks that are enumerated for me in the lower pane are Disk0,
> > Disk1,
> >> and Disk2. Disk0 is the primary IDE drive, Disk1 is the secondary IDE
> >> drive, and Disk2 is the RAID. There is no disk 3.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Wil
> >>
> >> "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:eZbfiwOoFHA.3884@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Start, Run (Type) Diskmgmt.Msc [Enter]
> >> > The MMC snap-in will show the disk mapping by numeral.
> >> >
> >> > "Wil Stark" <wstark_NOSPAM_04@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> > news:B2KLe.9057$p%3.36928@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> I'm getting errors in my event log for \Device\Harddisk3\D. I
cannot
> >> >> determine which harddisk this is. The machine has a SATA RAID0 (two
> >> >> physical drives), plus two more IDE drives on the primary IDE
channel,
> >> >> plus a CD-RW and DVD-RW as the two IDE drives on the secondary
> >> >> channel.
> >> >> Drive "D:" is the DVD-RW. I'm pretty sure that the drive I'm
looking
> > for
> >> >> must be one of the hard disks, since that's what the error says and
I
> >> >> wasn't using the cd or dvd when the errors were being logged.
> >> >>
> >> >> I've tried poking around in the Disk Management and drive
properties,
> > but
> >> >> nowhere can I find a device identified by "\Device\Harddisk3\D".
> > Help!
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >> - Wil
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>



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