[Chewie]

Thank you guys for the information!

rmp.dmd1229, I'm sorry for hijacking your thread, but hopefully it will be mutually beneficial.

Following the posted steps and a little bit more, this is my current progress:

Phase 1 "Re-build Stock System"

1. Removed all the WD5000AAKB HDDs and set them aside for Phase 2!
2. Pulled two 1GB DIMMs from the system and reseated the last 1GB DIMM.
3. Found the stock drives stacked on a shelf
4. Set the stock WD1600BB HDDs to "single" by removing their jumpers.
5. Inserted one stock WD1600BB into bay 1
6. Started the system (Cold Boot)
7. Set the system to enter Recovery Mode on next boot. ("touch /nopivot")
8. Reboot (Warm Boot)
9. Preformed a fresh install of GOS 5.2.056
10. Reboot (Warm Boot)
11. Applied GOS 5.2.056 SP1 update
12. Reboot (Warm Boot)
13. Confirmed everything was in working order and checked the Event Log.
14. Shutdown the system
15. Performed Quick Erase with WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic 5.04f on stock drives 2, 3, & 4.
16. Inserted the now "erased" stock drives 2, 3, & 4 into the system.
17. Started the system (Cold Boot)
18. Confirmed everything was in working order and checked the Event Log.
19. Created a new RAID 5 set and volume.
20. Resync time: 2 hours!
21. After resync, confirmed everything was in working order and checked the Event Log.
22. Removed the volume and RAID set
23. Reboot (Warm Boot)
24. Confirmed services which could be disabled are and the RAID set was removed.
25. Did a final check of the Event Log ... all seemed OK!
26. Shutdown the system.
27. Pulled and labeled stock drives 2, 3, & 4 and set them back on the shelf leaving stock drive 1 in bay 1 for Phase 3.

Phase 2 "Make it CLEAN!"

1. Performed Quick Erase with WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic 5.04f on new drives 1, 2, 3, & 4.
2. Performing a Level 2 drive scan with SpinRite v6 on each drive (approx. 3 hours per drive). (CURRENT STEP)

Phase 3 "Build Upgraded System"

1. TBD

After the SpinRite process is over I let you guys know how the next phase works out (If I come back into work over the weekend ). If not it will most likely be Monday. Have a good weekend and thanks for the help!