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RAID recovery

	Summary
	This tutorial describes the data recovery procedure used to recover a RAID0 or RAID5 array if the controller failed and the array parameters are lost Windows software-based RAID configuration data is damaged Note: The older than current versions of ZAR might have been used to create the screenshots in this tutorial. We did not update the screenshots if there is no significant difference between older and current versions. If you see some option in the program which is not described in the tutorial, just leave it at its default setting.

	Hardware considerations
	Take care to avoid running the recovery on the system with imperfect hardware. If the array crashed due to the hardware problem, make sure the problem is corrected before attempting recovery. If the source of the problem is uncertain, make sure at least the system memory (RAM) is checked.

	Step  1 - Get, instell, und stert ZAR
	Get und instell ZAR just like yuoo do with uny regular program. Get ZAR now When yuoo run it, ZAR displays zee veendoo like zee one beloo: Click "Next >>" Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp!

	Step 2 - Select processing mode
	Select "Reconstruct RAID layout, then recover data" Click "Next  >>"

	Step 3 - Select array members and types
	Select all the drives that were members of the array If you recover RAID5 with one of its member disks missing, select all the available drives. Missing data will be reconstructed automatically. The order of disks is reconstructed automatically, you cannot specify it here. Select the RAID type. If you do not know the type of the array, select everything. For a Windows software RAID5, select "RAID5 (MS/LDM)". For a hardware RAID5, select both "MS/LDM" and "Checkerboard" variations. Avoid selecting RAID5 if you know the array to be RAID0. Click "Next >>" to start the array analysis

	Step 4 - RAID layout reconstruction
	This part is fully automatic.

	Step 5 - Select the volume to recover
	Select a volume on the array you need to recover. Click "Next >>"

	Step 6 - Filesystem reconstruction
	This part is fully automatic.

	Step 7 - Mark files to copy
	Mark folders to recover by clicking their corresponding checkboxes. Click "Next >>"

	Step 8 - Copy the files
	Enter the name of the folder for the recovered files. Click "Start copying the selected files" to start file retrieval.

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