mdd1963 :
Was the RAID pair a RAID 0 or RAID 1? (Ensure in boot device priority that that is still the top selection)
You might also want to check your MBs documentation on PCI-e lane availability, as some SATA ports might be disabled/sacrificed as various PCI-e slots are populated, especially if you are running a pair of GPUs already, etc...
So, unfortunately, my manual doesn't really say anything, at least directly. I'm supplying links to pics I've taken of the manual, which is very bare bones since it is "supposed" to support six different variations of this same mobo.
https://imgur.com/q4XQDDT
https://imgur.com/2UI3bGa
To give a mental pic of my setup, I have my 840 EVOs in RAID0 & they are the only drives connected to the SATA3_0 & SATA3_1 ports, not the SATA3 M0-M3. I have no SATA2 or SCU ports filled.
My PCIE add in cards are as follows:
- Marvell RAID controller w/ four Seagate 2TB in RAID0 (PCIE slot 3)
- Intel 4port NIC (PCIE slot 4)
- Highpoint RAID controller w/ four Seagate 4TB in RAID5 (PCIE slot 7)
Now the only reason the 2TB drives are in RAID0 was to increase capacity while transferring data to this machine from another. I intend of putting this data on the RAID5 array, then swap that Marvell controller for another Highpoint to have both Seagate arrays in RAID5 ultimately. However, I need to solve this current issue first.
As far as I can tell, the PCIE slots are directly trafficking to the CPUs & not going through the chipset, unlike the SATA ports, but I do not see any notation in the manual that states that PCI lanes will be used for one or the other based on slot occupation.
In the BIOS, I see all of my drives have been detected & I have been disabling the M0-M3 & SCU ports on the mobo since I don't use them. Leaving the on-board Marvell controller enabled has confliction w/ my current Marvell PCIE controller, which is why I also disable the M0-M3 ports.
When I let the machine try to boot by itself, it reverts to the setup page & gives the option to go into BIOS for setup.
After I set up the settings, it goes through all the PCI slot detection while in Post code b2, but then it either goes to a black screen w/ a single text cursor (looks like the CMD prompt style) or it will freeze on the mobo logo page.
I have to hit the Reset button or manually shutdown for it to come up again. However, it won't go to BIOS unless I clear the CMOS. Otherwise, it will freeze or get hung on the black screen. There are no post codes or beeps at all for either result.