Re: A question from me...

Also, I don't see anywhere in the "Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID User
Guide" that it instructs you to boot from the Intel CD to turn on RAID.
(Maybe the docs that came with your system are newer than what's on the web
site).

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/s875wp1-e/sb/cs-007225.htm

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"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" <mwport@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&Inst=Yes&ProductID=960&DwnldID=6444&strOSs=38&OSFullName=OS%20Independent&lang=eng
>
> Instead of using the Intel CD, what happens if you create a DOS boot disk,
> copy the SATARAID.exe utility to it, boot from it and issue the
> "sataraid -RAID_ALL" command and follow the read and finish the
> procedure outlined inthe link above?
>
> I see that this procedure talks about the "integrated Promise* SATA"
> controller and not Adaptec HostRaid, but maybe that doesn't matter.
>
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> "Mariette Knap [SBS MVP]" <mariette@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ekfb2BmXFHA.3760@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> In news:%23VqEHdlXFHA.1148@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> SuperGumby [SBS MVP] <not@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Another possibility. Do not create the array until the OS is
>>> installed. This depends on whether the controller can
>>> non-destructively create the array, most can but I'm not familiar
>>> with your mobo and not prepared to read the manual :-)
>>
>> This is the last I try. When that does not work I will return the Raptor
>> driver because I suspect that there is a compatibility issue with the
>> Adaptec HostRaid and WDC Raptor drives. It works with other SATA drives,
>> that is the strange thing about this.
>>
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