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[chriso_86]

Yup, the bios see's single drives!! However, the raid bios still won't let me set that to boot which I think is the problem!!

[m.oreilly]

chriso_86, on Sep 1 2006, 04:45 PM, said:

Yup, the bios see's single drives!! However, the raid bios still won't let me set that to boot which I think is the problem!!

in the system bios under peripherals (i forget now)? there should be a heading for the nvraid setup. you choose
which drives you want to have in the array (not choosing the ata/optical ones, of course), and the ones you don't. it sounds like this step hasn't been checked out, at least in responses so far. you then hit f10 to save and exit system bios. then check out the nvraid/storage bios (i forget what you hit to enter it), and delete any existing arrays. then rebuild with the drives that show up and hit B.

[chriso_86]

Well, I just disabled the Sil contoller all together and it worked!!! I don't know why that screwed it up but it is!! At least it is a start, and I can work on it further from there. Any ideas on that?

[m.oreilly]

chriso_86, on Sep 1 2006, 05:00 PM, said:

Well, I just disabled the Sil contoller all together and it worked!!! I don't know why that screwed it up but it is!! At least it is a start, and I can work on it further from there. Any ideas on that?

there ya go

[chriso_86]

I really hate technology sometimes!!

Well, I have been working on this for hours and hours so I need a break. I am off to a football game. Pick this back up later!

Edited by chriso_86, 02 September 2006 - 12:03 AM.

[mark64]

When I get back to Myrtle beach, ill be checking all the things here to get my 2 new seagate 250gig perp drives in a raid 0

chriso_86, on Sep 1 2006, 08:00 PM, said:

Well, I just disabled the Sil contoller all together and it worked!!! I don't know why that screwed it up but it is!! At least it is a start, and I can work on it further from there. Any ideas on that?

Maybe the sil ports are propriatory boot.

[m.oreilly]

chriso_86, on Sep 1 2006, 05:03 PM, said:

I really hate technology sometimes!!

Well, I have been working on this for hours and hours so I need a break. I am off to a football game. Pick this back up later!

mark64, on Sep 1 2006, 05:09 PM, said:

Maybe the sil ports are propriatory boot.

they will be if the nvraid is chosen while the sil is still active in bios. i should of asked chris if his mobo had more than one storage controller option

[chriso_86]

So, is there anyway to still be able to use the other controller!!? I have another SATA drive that I want to use as a spare drive to back stuff up on!

[mark64]

Found this info on raid, hope it works or helps.

http://www.msfn.org/...showtopic=51140

[simon]

This may not be a option i have used a pci sata card (maxtor 150) installed my os then plugged it in to the mobo controller and it has worked

[mark64]

I was hoping this would help me and Chris

[chriso_86]

Well I figured it out!! I disabled the Sil and windows installed just fine. After I did that I enabled the second RAID 0 on the same controller, after I had windows installed on the first raid then the option for set to boot came back (since it was greyed out before) so I set the other raid to boot and now I am installing vista. YEAH, I love technology right now!! lol

[mark64]

Cool, I know this whole thread will help me next week.

[Nvyseal]

chriso_86, on Sep 2 2006, 12:30 PM, said:

Well I figured it out!! I disabled the Sil and windows installed just fine. After I did that I enabled the second RAID 0 on the same controller, after I had windows installed on the first raid then the option for set to boot came back (since it was greyed out before) so I set the other raid to boot and now I am installing vista. YEAH, I love technology right now!! lol

Please remember this for 5600 It's definately nice to have this for a log!. You probably have helped many folks out!

[chriso_86]

Well, I hope it helps someone!! Because otherwise my missery is in vein!! lol