Problems on Windows drives with stripes or raid after system upgrade
Problems on Windows drives with stripes or raid after system upgrade
). After switching to Windows 11, some of my RAID0 "Striped" drives aren’t being recognized. It still shows three drives, but two are marked as "Foreign." I can import them, though it warns me there’s a risk of data loss. In the screenshot, Disks 1, 2, and 3 should be together in a Striped setup; the missing ones are connected and detected by BIOS, likely Disk 2 and 3. Someone knows what this means and how to fix it—should Windows just be being cautious?
penguinwrld
11-04-2025, 11:36 AM #1Yesterday I changed my CPU/Mobo/Ram to AM5 (7800X3D ). After switching to Windows 11, some of my RAID0 "Striped" drives aren’t being recognized. It still shows three drives, but two are marked as "Foreign." I can import them, though it warns me there’s a risk of data loss. In the screenshot, Disks 1, 2, and 3 should be together in a Striped setup; the missing ones are connected and detected by BIOS, likely Disk 2 and 3. Someone knows what this means and how to fix it—should Windows just be being cautious?
beschteLars
11-04-2025, 11:36 AM #3After the bothersome remark, I got frustrated and pressed the "Yes" button. Everything worked smoothly so far! It seems Windows was just acting a bit naive at first, which made sense. While looking up some info, I believe the problem might be related to Windows altering drive letters or IDs during an upgrade or motherboard swap.
FantasyAmaze
11-04-2025, 11:36 AM #4Bring them back to the old setup, paste your files over, and avoid using Windows RAID again. If upgrading to version 11 means losing the original install, you're in a tough spot—good luck. You might try yes and see if the restore works, but it's uncertain. If not possible, data is lost forever. A raid 0 is the worst option, and doing it via Windows guarantees total loss. Hope it wasn't critical.
We've moved far past the era when RAID 0 had any practical value. I've never encountered anyone recommending multiple drives. RAID 0 only made sense for maximizing HDD performance, theoretically doubling read/write speeds. The old WD Raptor drives could significantly boost an HDD's speed by modern standards. But they still lagged behind SATA SSDs, and the latency wasn't worth it once SSDs became affordable. Good luck keeping your data safe, but this serves as a reminder to abandon RAID 0 and consider splitting drives instead. HDDs are already prone to issues, and SSDs remain somewhat uncertain in reliability—leaving RAID 0 is probably the safest choice today.