RAID 5 Data Recovery – Aberdeen Data Recovery

At Aberdeen Data Recovery, we are Scotland’s trusted experts in RAID 5 data recovery, with over 25 years of specialist experience in handling RAID failures for businesses, IT professionals, and government organisations. If your RAID 5 array has failed due to clicking or beeping drives—often a sign of read/write head failure—our advanced recovery procedures can help retrieve your critical data.

🔍 Case Example: RAID 5 with Failing SAS Drives

A recent client contacted us with an 8-disk RAID 5 array composed of SAS drives. Two of the drives had begun clicking and beeping, rendering the array inaccessible. The system reported a degraded array, and subsequent attempts at reboot or RAID rebuild failed. The data was business-critical, with no recent offsite backups available.

🛠️ Our Professional RAID 5 Data Recovery Process

Here’s how we handled the recovery from this RAID 5 failure involving mechanical read/write head issues:

1. Drive Imaging in Cleanroom Environment

  • All 8 SAS drives were safely removed and labelled in the order received from the RAID controller.

  • The two failing drives were opened in our cleanroom, where read/write head failures were confirmed.

  • Head stack assemblies were replaced using exact-match donor parts from our inventory.

  • Full sector-level clones were created for each drive to preserve original data integrity.

2. RAID Configuration Analysis

  • Metadata from the drives was analysed to determine:

    • Stripe size

    • Parity rotation order

    • Disk order and offset

  • RAID configuration reconstructed virtually using cloned images, avoiding further risk to original drives.

3. Parity Reconstruction and Data Extraction

  • Despite the dual drive failure in a RAID 5 array, parity data and stripe rotation enabled partial recovery.

  • Our engineers used proprietary tools to rebuild damaged files and parity segments, extracting as much intact data as possible.

4. File System and Integrity Check

  • Once data was extracted from the reconstructed RAID, the file system (typically NTFS or EXT4) was rebuilt and verified.

  • Recovered files were previewed and validated using checksum matching to ensure data accuracy.

5. Secure Delivery

  • The verified data was transferred to a new external RAID-protected device and securely returned to the client.

🧩 Supported RAID Systems & Configurations

We support all RAID 5 setups across hardware and software-based arrays:

Controllers & Storage Platforms:

  • Dell PowerEdge, HP ProLiant, IBM xSeries

  • Synology, QNAP, NetApp, Buffalo, Thecus

  • Adaptec, LSI, Areca, Intel RAID, and more

RAID Storage Types:

  • Direct-Attached Storage (DAS)

  • Network-Attached Storage (NAS)

  • Storage Area Networks (SAN)

  • Rackmount RAID Enclosures

🔌 Supported RAID 5 File Systems

We recover from all file systems commonly used in RAID 5 setups:

  • NTFS, exFAT – Windows Server

  • EXT3, EXT4, XFS – Linux distributions

  • HFS+, APFS – macOS Server

  • VMFS – VMware and Hyper-V environments

💼 Why Choose Aberdeen Data Recovery?

  • 🧠 25+ Years of RAID 5 Recovery Expertise

  • 🧪 Cleanroom for Internal Drive Repairs

  • 🔄 Proprietary RAID Virtualisation Tools

  • 🔐 GDPR-Compliant, Confidential Recovery Processes

  • 💬 Free Diagnostic – No Data, No Fee

  • ⚡ Critical 48-Hour Emergency RAID Service Available

We are Scotland’s leading choice for RAID failures—supporting clients across finance, healthcare, media, and public sector industries.

📞 Book Your RAID 5 Data Recovery Assessment

If your RAID 5 array is clicking, beeping, or failing to rebuild, don’t attempt to force a restart—doing so could result in permanent data loss. Trust Aberdeen Data Recovery to rebuild your RAID virtually and recover your data securely.

Aberdeen Data Recovery – Scotland’s most trusted provider for expert RAID 5 data recovery.