Cannot find RAID HDDs in File Explorer on installed RAID Host Adapter

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I've updated my PC with a SSD for installed programs and added 4 HDDs (2 x 750GB and 2 x 2TB) in 2 arrays, in RAID1, attached to a RocketRAID 2720SGL SATA RAID Host Adapter. I only have 5 SATA connectors on my mother board, hence the host adapter; 1 for the SSD, 1 for an optic drive. Windows Device Manager sees the RAID Host Adapter but File Explorer does not see either array nor HHDs.

Hardware: MB-ASUS M4A78T-E, CPU-AMD Phenom II X4 955, 16 GB DDR3, OS: 8.1. What have I not done/switched over to see the 2 arrays to save data to them? Cheers
 
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I am assuming you went into the BIOS of the RAID adapter and setup the drives (the 2 X 750GB as array "1" and 2 X 2TB as array "2"). Since you see the adapter in Windows Device Manager, I am assuming you have the drivers installed from their website?

Have you gone into the Disk Management Utility to see if there are any drives listed for the arrays?
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I am assuming you went into the BIOS of the RAID adapter and setup the drives (the 2 X 750GB as array "1" and 2 X 2TB as array "2"). Since you see the adapter in Windows Device Manager, I am assuming you have the drivers installed from their website?

Have you gone into the Disk Management Utility to see if there are any drives listed for the arrays?
 
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Windows platform Os Only Shows NTFS or FAT Formats Hdd's only,
So Can You find Your Hdd's In

My Computer>> Right click On Mycomputer>> Manage>> Disk Management >> That is Your Installed Hdd's , You Find That??
 
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Sorry everyone, nubby move, added my response to ronintexas to wrong box.

After your reply, I went into Computer Management, selected Disk Management. Disk 1 [698.056GB Unallocated (Array 1 on host adapter)] and Disk 2 [1864.94GB Unallocated (Array 2)] were uninitialized, which was quick to correct. Right click on Disk 1 and 2 and a small window appears. Options: New Simple Volume, New Spanned Vol., New Striped Vol., New Mirrored Vol., Properties and Help. I'm not sure which to select, Simple or Mirrored. I suspect Simple and the HDD arrayed with that HDD will Mirror the data from newly Allocated HDD. Is that correct?

Cheers ronintexas
 
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Thanks rointexas, you were spot on. I suspect kranthi chevuri was going to recommend a similar response. Now to tile a shower. Cheers!
 
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