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IC7-G RAID problems
I've read a lot about how to set this mobo up in RAID configuration, and
I've done so on my working Asus machine (which I'm writing this on) so it isn't like I'm a newbie. It may be a bad mobo, but I'll give this NG a shot at troubleshooting it. Machine configuration: IC7-G mobo with latest (28) BIOS, 2.53 gig P4 (no HT), 2 sticks of Patriot 500 meg memory in dual channel, ATI HDTV Wonder, Matrox Marvel AGP board, Antec 350W ps, 2-80 gig Seagate SATA drives in RAID, Pioneer DVD-RW, Zalman CPU cooler, 3 Stealth case fans. I downloaded the latest version of the Intel RAID driver from their website and slotted it after hitting F6 while Windows XP is loading for install. I've also tried the disk that came with the mobo. Neither allows Windows to "see" the RAID, although just after POST I get an onscreen message that RAID0 is there as it should be, and it let me configure the 2 drives when I did the cntl-I thing during bootup. I've tried many different permutations of the BIOS settings to no avail. Currently I have the primary ATA disabled, with the add in device set to SATA RAID in enhanced mode, and the boot sequence set to floppy, CD-ROM and hard drive. I've tried enabling "other boot device" and that doesn't work either. Originally I tried Windows XP with SP2 slipstreamed. I've also tried Windows XP with no service pack. Same non-result. This thing is driving me crazy! If I can't get it to work I'll return the mobo and buy something else, but I like the features of this one and would much prefer to get it working. TIA for any help. Tom S |
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IC7-G RAID problems
Tom S wrote:
I've read a lot about how to set this mobo up in RAID configuration, and I've done so on my working Asus machine (which I'm writing this on) so it isn't like I'm a newbie. It may be a bad mobo, but I'll give this NG a shot at troubleshooting it. Machine configuration: IC7-G mobo with latest (28) BIOS, 2.53 gig P4 (no HT), 2 sticks of Patriot 500 meg memory in dual channel, ATI HDTV Wonder, Matrox Marvel AGP board, Antec 350W ps, 2-80 gig Seagate SATA drives in RAID, Pioneer DVD-RW, Zalman CPU cooler, 3 Stealth case fans. I downloaded the latest version of the Intel RAID driver from their website and slotted it after hitting F6 while Windows XP is loading for install. I've also tried the disk that came with the mobo. Neither allows Windows to "see" the RAID, although just after POST I get an onscreen message that RAID0 is there as it should be, and it let me configure the 2 drives when I did the cntl-I thing during bootup. I've tried many different permutations of the BIOS settings to no avail. Currently I have the primary ATA disabled, with the add in device set to SATA RAID in enhanced mode, and the boot sequence set to floppy, CD-ROM and hard drive. I've tried enabling "other boot device" and that doesn't work either. Originally I tried Windows XP with SP2 slipstreamed. I've also tried Windows XP with no service pack. Same non-result. This thing is driving me crazy! If I can't get it to work I'll return the mobo and buy something else, but I like the features of this one and would much prefer to get it working. TIA for any help. Tom S This configuration usually works: Make sure there are no drives on IDE 1 and only optical drives on IDE 2; the standard CMOS should read: IDE 1 Master = None IDE 1 Slave = None IDE 2 Master = Optical (i.e, CDRW, DVD, Etc) IDE 2 Slave = Optical In advanced Bios set bootable add-in to: Onchip SATA RAID and select boot order if applicable In integrated peripherals set onchip settings: SATA Mode = RAID SATA RAID ROM = Enabled This will give the default setting of: Enhanced Mode SATA 1 Mode = IDE 3 MASTER SATA 2 Mode = IDE 4 MASTER Driver comments: Intel ICH5R SAT RAID Boot Driver version 3.0 always works for me; have had problems with earlier and later driver revisions. Last: Configure RAID during boot F6 Driver during fresh install of windows If upgrading from existing OS, you can setup the RAID from the PATA drive and then transfer the OS to the new array; setup as above and boot to RAID. Hope this helps... |
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