Hard drive test not working

[cookiemonster[MoA]]

I am trying to test 2 hard drives that are in RAID 1(Mirror). They are WD 250GB SATAII. When i run the WD Diag test(in DOS) it does not see any hard drivers. The system does boot. Is this because the drives are in RAID? If so how can i test them?

Thanks

[jaclaz]

I am trying to test 2 hard drives that are in RAID 1(Mirror). They are WD 250GB SATAII. When i run the WD Diag test(in DOS) it does not see any hard drivers. The system does boot. Is this because the drives are in RAID? If so how can i test them?

Thanks

Is it a hardware RAID or a Software one?

Which card?

Which OS do they run normally?

JFYI:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/244945...ves-raid-dldiag

http://www.hddoctor.net/hard-drive-diagnos...rd-diagnostics/

jaclaz

[cookiemonster[MoA]]

Its Windows XP PRO

Hardware RAID Onboard Intel ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller

On the First link you posted i already tryed that and no good

The second link seems to be the Windows Viersion od WD Diag, i tryed that and it stops right away saying something about failed cable.

[puntoMX]

The second link seems to be the Windows Viersion od WD Diag, i tryed that and it stops right away saying something about failed cable.

I think you just answered your own question; Replace that cable and see if the problem preexist.

[cookiemonster[MoA]]

Well i figured it out. I was being a DUMB A$$ did not fully disable RAID in BIOS,LOL

Thx for all the sugestions