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Hey guys,
First of all I want to say that I'm a noobie to both this forum and to raid arrays, so I apologize in advance.
I am running Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit with 4 drives attached:
- 300 GB WD VelociRaptor (SATA) used for the O.S. only
- 500 GB Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive (SATA) used for misc. storage
- (2) 1.5 TB Seagate Barracuda Hard Drives (SATA) used for media storage
I am trying to run a RAID 1 (mirrored) array on JUST the two 1.5 TB drives.
This is what I have done so far:
- I have all of the drives in the yellow SATA connections on the motherboard (South Bridge), none in the purple slots.
- Went into the BIOS Integrated Properties menu and set the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode to "[RAID]". I mise well mention here that I have no clue what the difference is between the RAID option and the AHCI option.
- After the POST I went into the RAID BIOS setup to configure the RAID array. I created the RAID volume and everything appeared to be fine and was in the "Normal" status.
- I then went back to the BIOS and made sure the boot order was correctly setup: CDROM --> HARD DRIVE (Main Drive First --> 500 GB Drive --> New Raid Array Called MediaRaid1)
After I save and exit, it appears everything is perfect... it runs through the POST just fine and then goes to the Windows loading screen (the little green bar scanning from left to right). As soon as the bar hit the first scan to the right, I get a instant blue screen and the computer restarts. This continues repeatedly until either I shut the computer off or I hit "DEL" to goes into the BIOS during the POST.
If I disable the RAID/AHCI Mode in the BIOS, the computer starts up and runs with no problems what-so-ever. I have tried switching around the SATA connections on the South Bridge but to no avail.
THE ONLY THREE THINGS I HAVE NOT DONE (that I can think of) ARE:
- Creating and loading the RAID drivers. From what I have read, this does not need to be done in Vista... only in XP. Also, I do NOT have a floppy drive hooked up to the computer... but I do have a USB drive if that works instead.
- I have not moved the SATA connections to the purple SATA connectors on the Motherboard (GIGABYTE SATA2 chip) which supports just Raid 0 and 1.
- Update/Flash the BIOS
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. I have tried to be as detailed as possible, but if you think you can help out but need more information on something, please ask... I will try to provide info ASAP.
THANKS!
-Dustin
First of all I want to say that I'm a noobie to both this forum and to raid arrays, so I apologize in advance.
I am running Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit with 4 drives attached:
- 300 GB WD VelociRaptor (SATA) used for the O.S. only
- 500 GB Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive (SATA) used for misc. storage
- (2) 1.5 TB Seagate Barracuda Hard Drives (SATA) used for media storage
I am trying to run a RAID 1 (mirrored) array on JUST the two 1.5 TB drives.
This is what I have done so far:
- I have all of the drives in the yellow SATA connections on the motherboard (South Bridge), none in the purple slots.
- Went into the BIOS Integrated Properties menu and set the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode to "[RAID]". I mise well mention here that I have no clue what the difference is between the RAID option and the AHCI option.
- After the POST I went into the RAID BIOS setup to configure the RAID array. I created the RAID volume and everything appeared to be fine and was in the "Normal" status.
- I then went back to the BIOS and made sure the boot order was correctly setup: CDROM --> HARD DRIVE (Main Drive First --> 500 GB Drive --> New Raid Array Called MediaRaid1)
After I save and exit, it appears everything is perfect... it runs through the POST just fine and then goes to the Windows loading screen (the little green bar scanning from left to right). As soon as the bar hit the first scan to the right, I get a instant blue screen and the computer restarts. This continues repeatedly until either I shut the computer off or I hit "DEL" to goes into the BIOS during the POST.
If I disable the RAID/AHCI Mode in the BIOS, the computer starts up and runs with no problems what-so-ever. I have tried switching around the SATA connections on the South Bridge but to no avail.
THE ONLY THREE THINGS I HAVE NOT DONE (that I can think of) ARE:
- Creating and loading the RAID drivers. From what I have read, this does not need to be done in Vista... only in XP. Also, I do NOT have a floppy drive hooked up to the computer... but I do have a USB drive if that works instead.
- I have not moved the SATA connections to the purple SATA connectors on the Motherboard (GIGABYTE SATA2 chip) which supports just Raid 0 and 1.
- Update/Flash the BIOS
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. I have tried to be as detailed as possible, but if you think you can help out but need more information on something, please ask... I will try to provide info ASAP.
THANKS!
-Dustin
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