RAID PCI EXPRESS

[musiker]

hi everyone.
If I use this card http://www.delock.com/produkte/gruppen/pci-express/Delock_SATA_II_PCI_Express_Card_2_Port_70137.html

to connect two wd raptors on it, will I be able to install windows 7 on the system?

In other words are the drivers going to be immediately recognized as system disks through teh bios and most important, through the WINDOWS 7 installation procedure??

Thank you fo helping

 

[GhislainG]

Worse case is you have to load the drivers at Windows 7 installation time.

 

[musiker]

so have you ever done it?
I suppose it can be done, given that you have the appropriate win 7 raid drivers on a usd stick for example...

OR THIS IS SOMETHING LIKE IMPOSSIBLE TO DO?

I am curious coz If it's impossible no need to buy the card!!!!

thank you

 

[GhislainG]

Will you install Windows 7 on a drive (or RAID) connected to that controller? The drivers are provided on the CD and it's no different than other SAS/SATA controllers. Just insert the CD or a USB key and select the required drivers if need be.

Why not use the onboard SATA controller?

 

[musiker]

Yes, I will install win & on thiw raid array. THe mobo doesn' t have raid controller unfortunatelly!
so I will try it through the usb stick way..
actually there is a menu in win 7 installation procedure asking for installation of extra drivers I suppose... at wwhich point you indicate the driver's directory...? is that correct?

 

[GhislainG]

That's correct.

 

[musiker]

OK.
THank you for spending time man.
I appreciate that