Having issues configuring my RAID0

[krnmastersgt]

Trying to set up my 2 240GB Crucial M500's in RAID0 for my main rig and re-installing Win7 onto it but have come across a number of errors (haven't really dealt with RAIDs before, few times in XP but those just worked).

So I've set up the drives in RAID, set it up in RAID mode in the BIOS, get to the installer and it sees the drives and copies all the files. Then after it's basically done it decides to make the installation unusable by saying it can't install to the hardware on the machine.

So I looked into it and I found that it's probably not got the necessary RAID drivers or the ones its loading aren't working properly. So I go and get the RAID drivers from the board manufacturer and straight from Intel and get back to the installer and use the Load Drivers option. I can easily find the drivers but it won't install anything saying that I need to load a 32 Bit or Signed 64 Bit version. Already tried a 32 Bit though I didn't want to and that won't go either, how exactly do I get around this?

Apologies if this is in the wrong section, this sort of overlaps between storage, Operating Systems, Computer Help, and maybe a bit of Gen Hard.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Getting the RAID pre-install drivers from the board mfg or the chipset mfg is the right thing to do. But it sounds like you aren't using the right driver for the OS. 32-bit OS requires 32-bit RAID drivers, and 64-bit OS requires 64-bit signed RAID drivers.

 

[krnmastersgt]

Correction, forgot to mention a step since I was in a hurry to post it. I used the 32 and 64 but straight from Intel and from the downloads page of my gigabyte board, all drivers result in the same error. I mentioned 32 bit because google revealed a lot of people used that to get into the installer and then install the 64 bit after the fact.

I might try flag updating the bios later but out of ideas for the raid drivers.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Correction, forgot to mention a step since I was in a hurry to post it. I used the 32 and 64 but straight from Intel and from the downloads page of my gigabyte board, all drivers result in the same error. I mentioned 32 bit because google revealed a lot of people used that to get into the installer and then install the 64 bit after the fact.

I might try flag updating the bios later but out of ideas for the raid drivers.

Not directing this to you -- who seem to be "victim" of some sort of shortcoming in available drivers. But I had never heard of such a thing before!! Especially if you set up a floppy or USB flash driver disk for use with Windows installation, you should be able to get the right driver installed without problem. If the controller is an Intel controller, I find this problem to be even more confounding and appalling.

 

[ArisVer]

...get to the installer and it sees the drives and copies all the files. Then after it's basically done it decides to make the installation unusable by saying it can't install to the hardware on the machine.

This means that there must be working drivers included in the installation disc.
Can you try with a different installation disc? Or verify that the installation disc is without any faults by installing in another computer?
Could it be the SSD's fault? Can you test them?

 

[krnmastersgt]

Welp I have no idea what happened but I was attempting an install, get the error and then repair and force drivers in method...

Then the installation just completed itself

Thanks for the input guys, no idea what fixed it (since everything I did said no this isn't correct) but it works now so I won't complain about it.