Hey all,
My OCZ Vertex 30GB appears to have bitten the dust, so I replaced it with an Intel X-25M 80GB. I had some problems getting Windows to install when my mobo (GA-P67A-UD3) was set to RAID in the BIOS (I have two 1TB HDDs in RAID1), so I switched to IDE and managed to install Windows 7 no problem. After installing Windows I was able to switch it to AHCI and everything works fine when AHCI is on.
However, I'm having a rather strange issue if I try to switch the system to RAID in the BIOS. If I set it to RAID, the system won't boot. Instead, when booting up, it'll load the AHCI BIOS, stating that the X-25M is being controlled by the RAID BIOS. Then when the RAID BIOS pops up, the X-25M doesn't appear at all - with the Vertex 30GB, it used to appear as a non-RAID disk alongside the two 1TBs that are in a RAID1 array. After this screen, it fails to boot, I assume because it's trying to boot from the RAID1 array that doesn't have Windows on it. Is there something I'm doing wrong here? If I enter the RAID Console it still doesn't list the X-25M.
If I set it to AHCI, Windows shows that I have two drives - the X-25M and a 1TB drive. The 1TB drive is listed under hardware as "Volume_0000," which is what I had named it during the previous install of Windows. All my files are still there, and I can read/write to it no problem. Intel RST shows the X-25M and the two 1TBs listed, but Disk Management only shows the X-25M and another 1TB (which I assume is "Volume_0000"). My question, I guess, is: is Windows still considering the drives to be in RAID1 somehow? If not, how can I get the other 1TB to show up?
So...I guess that, in summary, my questions are:
1. Why won't my X-25M show up as a non-raid disk in the RAID BIOS like the old Vertex 30GB used to, and how can I get it to show up?
2. Are my two 1TBs still being seen by Windows as a RAID1 array, and if not, how can I get my second 1TB back?
Thanks in advance for any help!
My OCZ Vertex 30GB appears to have bitten the dust, so I replaced it with an Intel X-25M 80GB. I had some problems getting Windows to install when my mobo (GA-P67A-UD3) was set to RAID in the BIOS (I have two 1TB HDDs in RAID1), so I switched to IDE and managed to install Windows 7 no problem. After installing Windows I was able to switch it to AHCI and everything works fine when AHCI is on.
However, I'm having a rather strange issue if I try to switch the system to RAID in the BIOS. If I set it to RAID, the system won't boot. Instead, when booting up, it'll load the AHCI BIOS, stating that the X-25M is being controlled by the RAID BIOS. Then when the RAID BIOS pops up, the X-25M doesn't appear at all - with the Vertex 30GB, it used to appear as a non-RAID disk alongside the two 1TBs that are in a RAID1 array. After this screen, it fails to boot, I assume because it's trying to boot from the RAID1 array that doesn't have Windows on it. Is there something I'm doing wrong here? If I enter the RAID Console it still doesn't list the X-25M.
If I set it to AHCI, Windows shows that I have two drives - the X-25M and a 1TB drive. The 1TB drive is listed under hardware as "Volume_0000," which is what I had named it during the previous install of Windows. All my files are still there, and I can read/write to it no problem. Intel RST shows the X-25M and the two 1TBs listed, but Disk Management only shows the X-25M and another 1TB (which I assume is "Volume_0000"). My question, I guess, is: is Windows still considering the drives to be in RAID1 somehow? If not, how can I get the other 1TB to show up?
So...I guess that, in summary, my questions are:
1. Why won't my X-25M show up as a non-raid disk in the RAID BIOS like the old Vertex 30GB used to, and how can I get it to show up?
2. Are my two 1TBs still being seen by Windows as a RAID1 array, and if not, how can I get my second 1TB back?
Thanks in advance for any help!
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