I want a 4TB RAID 5 array for storage/backup on the three 2TB drives below. The system drive is a single SSD, non RAID. The other HDD is non-RAID with a partition for games and a 2nd for work space.
My Win7x64 DVD will not boot, nor is my SSD drive found in RAID mode.
Intel X-25-M SSD in SATA port 0 (SATA3_0)
Optical drive in port 1 (SATA3_1)
Games HDD (WDC1001FALS) in port 2 (SATA2_2)
3x 2TB (WD20EARS) HDD's in port (SATA2_3,4,5)
When I set the PCH SATA Conrol Mode to [RAID (XHD)] from either IDE or AHCI, my Win7x64 DVD will not boot. I set first boot device to [P1-TSSTcorp CDD]. I tried to F12 and select it.
F4 BIOS is installed. I tried to follow the instructions in the manual to a "T". No dice. I tried removing all drives except the SSD and optical drives. No dice. I tried moving them to SATA2 ports. No dice. when they were in SATA2 ports, I was able to set the primary boot device to [P1-TSSTcorp CDD] and insert the disk after Windows failed to boot (naturally, since it was installed in IDE mode). This would sometimes get the DVD to boot, but it never worked properly.
In IDE and plain AHCI mode, everything works fine. In RAID mode the SSD isn't listed in the Hard Disk Boot Priority Menu. It isn't listed in the Ctrl-I RAID setup screen. It IS listed on the AHCI POST screen as being detected in port 0.
If I set eXtreme Hard Drive [Enabled], the Win7 DVD and SSD are bootable and I can install Windows fine. But isn't this just a RAID 0 tool? I want RAID 5. The manual does not say to enable this. It clearly shows this feature disabled on Pg. 80. It says to set PCH mode to RAID (XHD) which is a disabled option if Extreme Hard Drive is enabled.
Thanks for reading this. I am extremely confused and frustrated with this. Am I doing something wrong, or is this BIOS just overextended with features?
My Win7x64 DVD will not boot, nor is my SSD drive found in RAID mode.
Intel X-25-M SSD in SATA port 0 (SATA3_0)
Optical drive in port 1 (SATA3_1)
Games HDD (WDC1001FALS) in port 2 (SATA2_2)
3x 2TB (WD20EARS) HDD's in port (SATA2_3,4,5)
When I set the PCH SATA Conrol Mode to [RAID (XHD)] from either IDE or AHCI, my Win7x64 DVD will not boot. I set first boot device to [P1-TSSTcorp CDD]. I tried to F12 and select it.
F4 BIOS is installed. I tried to follow the instructions in the manual to a "T". No dice. I tried removing all drives except the SSD and optical drives. No dice. I tried moving them to SATA2 ports. No dice. when they were in SATA2 ports, I was able to set the primary boot device to [P1-TSSTcorp CDD] and insert the disk after Windows failed to boot (naturally, since it was installed in IDE mode). This would sometimes get the DVD to boot, but it never worked properly.
In IDE and plain AHCI mode, everything works fine. In RAID mode the SSD isn't listed in the Hard Disk Boot Priority Menu. It isn't listed in the Ctrl-I RAID setup screen. It IS listed on the AHCI POST screen as being detected in port 0.
If I set eXtreme Hard Drive [Enabled], the Win7 DVD and SSD are bootable and I can install Windows fine. But isn't this just a RAID 0 tool? I want RAID 5. The manual does not say to enable this. It clearly shows this feature disabled on Pg. 80. It says to set PCH mode to RAID (XHD) which is a disabled option if Extreme Hard Drive is enabled.
Thanks for reading this. I am extremely confused and frustrated with this. Am I doing something wrong, or is this BIOS just overextended with features?
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