[zzyzax]

I just had one of the HDD in my RAID 0 array fail. I lost no data, and the system was backed up.

I had two 320 GB HDD in the RAID 0, I plan to replace the bad drive with a 500 GB and rebuild the mirror, when my budget allows I will replace the 320 GB with a 500 GB. I have never rebuilt a RAID 0 (or any RAID array) before. any advice or pitfalls I need to avoid would be appreciated.

System:

Core 2 Duo 6400
Gigabyte 965P-DS3 Motherboard
Two Seagate 320 GB running as a RAID 0
System built in March of 2007.

Thanks

[Mumbodog]

Raid 0 (striped) cannot be rebuilt, Raid 1 is a mirror and can be.

If it is raid 1, then replace the defective drive and boot the PC, it should automatically rebuild the array (takes some time), if you install a larger drive it will only use the smaller amount of the drive to match the other drive, the rest of the space will be unusable.

[Hughv]

How do you "lose no data" when a RAID 0 fails? Typically, you lose everything in this case.
You now know why RAID 0 is a terrible idea.
This is a good time to stop using RAID at all.
You might find this article informative:
http://www.pugetsystems.com/articles.php?id=29

[zzyzax]

Sorry, a typo it is a RAID 1, mirror.