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Hi Doc,
Definitely recommend using an imaging program .
Macrium is small and can be made to go fast. You don't get any extra frills with the free version - but it may suit you. Macrium Reflect FREE Edition - Information and download
Paragon has a lot more functions - it doesn't have a High priority switch - but the normal speed is ok . It has lots of extra functions. Backup & Recovery 10 Free
Best try them and see which you prefer. First thing is run off the boot disc - then boot it and make sure it sees everything.
Your current issue is tricky to pin down - may be caused by some hardware issue - could be a problem with the raid drivers in 7.
The 7b stop error seems to indicate the required RAID drivers aren't in Windows OS, or not functioning.
You could load them if you could get to it - Paragon Adaptive restore/Vitualization manager is made for that kind of thing. See here
Did you try running a bootable partition app. on the Raw drive to see what that turns up?
Free Partition Wizard Bootable CD
Try running the partition recovery first - click the Disk at the top of the main PW window, then Partition Recovery in the Left pane. Do a Quick scan.
If PW doesn't want to do that, , create a small partition 1-2gb on the extreme right of the drive ( don't forget to click Apply ).
Then PW should see that small partition and the rest as Unallocated. Now try the partition Recovery on the unallocated space.
Hope it helps.