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Mac Pro RAID Card or Xserve RAID Card: Volume may not mount after improper shutdown or restart

Posted in Apple Portable Computers

Symptoms

After an improper shutdown or restart:

  • Systems with a Mac Pro RAID Card or Xserve RAID Card may start up to a blinking question mark, or RAID volumes may not mount. RAID Utility may show the volumes, RAID sets, and disks are all viable or good.
  • An Xserve configured with an SSD and Mac OS