Upgraded to LR5 and my catalogs became corrupt...

I just upgraded all my catalogs to LR5, and within 1 week, 3 out of 4 of them are corrupt and will not open. Is this happening to anyone else? I thought it was just bad luck, but 3 out of 4 is not coincidence.
Background: I've been using these catalogs for years, starting in LR2. They are currently stored on a RAID external hard drive. I've never had a catalog become corrupt before this upgrade to LR5. My external hard drive appears to be functioning properly.
Thanks,
Will

The original catalogs should still be in place. Get rid of the corrupted catalogs that you updated/upgraded, and try to convert them again. If that doesn't work then I would be suspicious that something is not right with your hardware. Catalog conversion has always been completely straightforward in my experience.

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