Re: OSS Ciprico Mediavault 5108 not mounting on XP SP3 after shutdown (dmboot fail

If you have warranty remaining through OSS, just send it in to them. Request an RMA. If this array was built at Ciprico, your warranty no longer stands and it would be safe to open the system for service.

You told me in a previous posting that a tech messed with the array and replaced parts inside. Factory configuration from Ciprico was a RAID 5, simple volume partition for Windows. What you described earlier does not match the default settings.

I didn't say replace the hard drives, I just said you may have an issue with one or more drives in the array. Just perform a scan on them to assure their integrity.

When your host is powered down, does the MV5108 stay powered on? If so, something is wrong. Upon power up, what does the RAIDcore BIOS tell you about the status of the Array? Normal, critical, or offline?

Also, try the 3.3.1 drivers. Firmware flash on the RAIDcore is very critical for stability.