I've built a system for a friend. It was my first build and I had never setup a RAID configuration before. Upon first post I setup and configured for a RAID1 array in the BIOS. I then installed Windows XP Pro SP3 32bit and during the install responded at the 3rd party SCSI or other adapters prompt, did the F6 thing and installed the RAID/SATA drivers from the floppy disc I had prepared with the extracted drivers from the Gigabyte website for my motherboard. Here is the info about the driver I installed:
Posted date: 2008/09/15
Intel ICH9R/ICH10R Driver (Preinstall driver) 283 KB
Note: Press F6 during Windows* setup to read from floppy. (For non-VISTA operating systems)
O.S. : Windows XP,Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 32bit,Windows Vista x86 (32-bit)
Version: 8.5.0.1032
Install of XP went without a hitch. When system is turned on, after the Gigabyte logo screen, the RAID array information displays showing both hard drives and that everthing is normal (or something to that effect). After the XP install I installed all the latest drivers from the Gigabyte website for the motherboard WITH THE EXCEPTION of the Intel ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Driver (full - about 25MB file). I then updated all the necessary Win XP Pro SP3 updates, installed programs, etc., and turned the system over to my buddy.
System has been running stable for about 10 days now. As stated, I know nothing about RAID and as far as I can tell there is no way to easily check if the data is being simultaneously written to both hard drives. Did I make a mistake by not installing the Intel ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Driver (full) update? Do I need to now install this update and what are the consequences of installing it now? Here is the information on this update:
Posted date: 2008/09/15
Intel ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Driver (full) 25,831 KB
O.S. : Windows XP,Windows XP 64Bit,Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 32bit,Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 64bit,Window XP Media Center Edition,Windows Vista x86 (32-bit),Windows Vista x64 (64-bit)
Version 8.5.0.103
TIA for any help and information about this. Pertinent system info:
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Pentium E5200 Wolfdale 2.5GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
2 x Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive configured in RAID1 array
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 32bit
Posted date: 2008/09/15
Intel ICH9R/ICH10R Driver (Preinstall driver) 283 KB
Note: Press F6 during Windows* setup to read from floppy. (For non-VISTA operating systems)
O.S. : Windows XP,Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 32bit,Windows Vista x86 (32-bit)
Version: 8.5.0.1032
Install of XP went without a hitch. When system is turned on, after the Gigabyte logo screen, the RAID array information displays showing both hard drives and that everthing is normal (or something to that effect). After the XP install I installed all the latest drivers from the Gigabyte website for the motherboard WITH THE EXCEPTION of the Intel ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Driver (full - about 25MB file). I then updated all the necessary Win XP Pro SP3 updates, installed programs, etc., and turned the system over to my buddy.
System has been running stable for about 10 days now. As stated, I know nothing about RAID and as far as I can tell there is no way to easily check if the data is being simultaneously written to both hard drives. Did I make a mistake by not installing the Intel ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Driver (full) update? Do I need to now install this update and what are the consequences of installing it now? Here is the information on this update:
Posted date: 2008/09/15
Intel ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Driver (full) 25,831 KB
O.S. : Windows XP,Windows XP 64Bit,Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 32bit,Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 64bit,Window XP Media Center Edition,Windows Vista x86 (32-bit),Windows Vista x64 (64-bit)
Version 8.5.0.103
TIA for any help and information about this. Pertinent system info:
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Pentium E5200 Wolfdale 2.5GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
2 x Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive configured in RAID1 array
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 32bit
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