RAID 0 failure mode
RAID 0 failure mode
It could be safer this way, but ultimately it doesn’t matter. Are you certain the drive isn’t listed in disk management? If filescavenger can’t locate the drives either, you’ll need to dismantle the array. You should check the serial numbers from the photo you took earlier in filescavenger and arrange them correctly—it should resolve the issue. It’s odd that the drives aren’t showing up. My setup appeared as failed but still displayed all drives. Be careful never to initialize, partition, or format any drives; doing so reduces your chances. Also, avoid rebuilding the array after breaking it, as this will erase data from all drives and complicate recovery.
Yes, I can picture that. It seems you're asking whether to boot in RAID mode or AHCI so disks appear individually for imaging, or if you should jump straight to File Scavenger to rebuild the RAID. Additionally, you noticed an odd entry in Intel Storage and Memory indicating a physical sector size of 512 B compared to the standard 4 KB on other drives.
Looking at the disks doesn't make sense. Each one holds no usable information. File Scavenger won't reconstruct the lost data—it's designed to attempt reading files that have been erased. You also can't store anything on them; any write will replace the original content you wish to recover. To restore your data, you'll need drives that hold all the necessary information. Changing to AHCI might be an option so you can try that approach.
The goal is to display the drives so you can pick them in File Scavenger, allowing it to read files and transfer them to another drive for data recovery. RAID-0 stores parts of the data on each drive simultaneously, offering speed but requiring all drives to function together. If one drive fails, your data may be lost. To recover, File Scavenger needs all drives in the right sequence; choosing the wrong order can still locate files but will corrupt them. AHCI treats drives as separate units and may help if you select the correct array order. Avoid changing drive settings after booting—just open File Scavenger to check availability. If it doesn’t work, you must assess the risks involved. Initializing drives might help, but the partition style must be defined beforehand.