KT7A-RAID RAID setup help

[Kaosjester]

I got my MB a while ago and set it all up. I ran out of funds when building the comp and said i'ld come back to the second hdd and now i have. The problem is i cann't figure out how to setup the raid. I followed the instructions in the user's manual but get hung up on getting into the bios setting utility. they say in several places to hit ctrl h and it should take you there. I have tried two dozzen times to get there but have been unsuccessful in it. If anyone has some information on this it would be appreciated.

KaosJester

 

[Kaosjester]

I know no one is goign to read this or provide help but I thought i would update this since my last post. I have been doiong some research and have found some walk throughs of doing this. They all said make sure you have the newest BIOS so i downloaded the 3r from abit and set up a disk and whatnot. I then changed a few settings in the bios according to a walkthrough.
1) I loaded my failsafe defaults
2) I set first boot to floppy
3) set Video BIOS shadow to disable
4)and put system BIOS Cacheable to disable

then saved and exited and have gotten nothing in response to my doings i get a blank screen. I think i've offically done my computer in. It doesn't respond nothing i do get a few barly audible beeps every now and then but nothing i hoped to see. If anyone has any advice i would like to hear it. Please.

 

[JC]

Hmmm, lessee here....
Firstly, since ya got no boot now, I'd reset the CMOS. Find the CCMOS jumper (near CMOS battery) and move the jumper to 2-3 for a few seconds, then back. Then try to boot up again.
If it boots, go into the BIOS and make sure the RAID is enabled (under Integrated Peripherals). Then reboot and try <ctrl> h while booting to get the RAID setup.

Hope this helps!

JC

 

[Kaosjester]

I tried to clear my cmos i flipped the jumper and i still get nothing. it seems to me that i have done somthing really bad. any other ideas running around out there?

 

[JC]

Listen to the bootup beeps, how many (short and long beeps)

 

[Kaosjester]

i get two verry quiet bleep - bleep

 

[Kaosjester]

I now have a bios again but i still need to try and update my BIOS. well wish me luck

 

[JC]

Good luck!

 

[billyjak]

Go to this sight and download the latest bios, I used the Bios V65_2.0.1203
Get the latest Hotpoint divers V2.0.1203
Load the Hotpoint drivers in windows Control panel , system, devices, SCSI devices, properties, drivers and update them.
Make a system disk, take out drvspace,bin as it is not needed.
Copy AWDFLASH and Abit Fae.bat , and the new bios v65_2.0.1203 and extract the new bios after copying it to the floppy.
Reboot with the floppy.
Type awdflash, wait for the screen and then type V65_2.0.1203 when asked, say yes and wait until it's done.
Do not reboot until it finishes flashing, it will say reset on the bottom of the box when you can reboot.
Then you'll have to format your drive for raid before you use it.
Set both drives as Master on IDE 3 and 4
Go into raid setup Ctlr P when it boots I beleive and create a Raid array.
It will take awile to format.
You can then install OS and other apps.
Go here and read Go here
Make sure you get the 65 bios, the 64 is for KT7 Raid not the KT7A Raid board

 

[Kaosjester]

 

[Kaosjester]

I got through and set up the raid it's all nice and cosey... Now i have a problem with my cards... I know about the problem with the SB Live 16bit emulator problem and the fix for that is to just disable the 16bit emulation. I am running into problems with my graphics card. I have a ATI Radeon VE Doulmonitor ed. I was wondering if any one knew of problems with that card and running a RAID or running my MOBO. The card installs right and then after a while it seems to just stop working it forces me to use a 16 colors and 600x 400. I tried reinstallling driver and software but got no luck. Any one got some Pointers?