Raid Failes?? Drive works fine?

Ok, so im downloading a file on my system:

vista 64
raid 0 (4 drives)

and i 1 of my drives fail in my raid?? so im thinking the hard drive is bad? but i reconfigure my raid.. delete it and re-create and now everything works fine?

what would cause that? any ideas? should i still replace that drive?

umm not to sure about drives..but i would definitely give that drive another chance...try downloading speedfan and check the drives performance and health level..that should give you some info...hope this helps...

Download SpeedFan - Access temperature sensor in your computer

paulb787 said:

Ok, so im downloading a file on my system:

vista 64
raid 0 (4 drives)

and i 1 of my drives fail in my raid?? so im thinking the hard drive is bad? but i reconfigure my raid.. delete it and re-create and now everything works fine?

what would cause that? any ideas? should i still replace that drive?

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My experience with raid failing for no reason was poor cable connectivity and/or bad cables. I have a 4-drive raid 0 setup that's been running at least a year. But this was only after I replaced the SATA cables with SATA-2 ones (they have a snap-in clamp and are generally higher quality). No issues since.

Speedfan won't give you drive status on a raid 0 setup. I suggest you take each drive, or at least the "broken" one through its paces using the manufacturer's diagnostic tools, if you're still expeirencing issues after you check/replace the cables. Also, remember to power your PC properly. A momentary loss of current could render your raid 0 inactive. You can get a quality 1000W 6-rail power supply for around $170 (newegg).