PLEASE NOTE MODS: If I have listed this in the wrong category for help would you be so kind as to put in the correct thread please? Thanks!!!
I have a Foxconn A7DA(-S) v3.0 mb w/ AMD 3.3 1100T cpu and 4x Western digital 10K raptors plus a storage drive. I am having a degree of difficulty with using a PCI SATA card to add a RAID 0 to my HD configs. I want to use that as my gaming platform. I'm running Win7 Ultimate throughout the entire system.........hopefully that is.
Here is the problem.......... I disconnected the 2 HD's that have my Win7 (no raid) on them that are direct to the MB. I then installed and connected 2 clean 10k raptors to the PCI SATA card I added initially . Now I was finally able to get the drivers to load on the mini disc that was provided with the PCI card. next I went to install the Win7 disc and when I get through to the screen where it shows what drives you are to install to there are none showing. I was told that perhaps I needed to instal the "Initio" program within the driver CD 1st before going further. the "NEXT" button on that screen was not highlighted and I'm sure its do to the HD's NOT being recognized nor showing.
if you cant tell I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer but I thought I was sharp enough to frollow instructions or use common sense. Guess not though in this case.
Was wondering how to do this and if I'm doing it wrong and or if I should do it with RAID0 direct to MB and my standalone drives that I will be using for business on the PCI card. ???
Please note I'm using OSL2000 for my boot manager. I would like to add that when my installation failed to the PCI card I disconnected and reconnected my SATA wires to my good currently working HD's and when I booted back up it failed to recognize my older good drives. I had to reboot and enter setup and then OSL200 picked it up ok.
I'm thankful to any and all that can work this issue through with me. Tom's community has educated me on other issues but this one has stumped the chumps.
Thanks ,
RD
I have a Foxconn A7DA(-S) v3.0 mb w/ AMD 3.3 1100T cpu and 4x Western digital 10K raptors plus a storage drive. I am having a degree of difficulty with using a PCI SATA card to add a RAID 0 to my HD configs. I want to use that as my gaming platform. I'm running Win7 Ultimate throughout the entire system.........hopefully that is.
Here is the problem.......... I disconnected the 2 HD's that have my Win7 (no raid) on them that are direct to the MB. I then installed and connected 2 clean 10k raptors to the PCI SATA card I added initially . Now I was finally able to get the drivers to load on the mini disc that was provided with the PCI card. next I went to install the Win7 disc and when I get through to the screen where it shows what drives you are to install to there are none showing. I was told that perhaps I needed to instal the "Initio" program within the driver CD 1st before going further. the "NEXT" button on that screen was not highlighted and I'm sure its do to the HD's NOT being recognized nor showing.
if you cant tell I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer but I thought I was sharp enough to frollow instructions or use common sense. Guess not though in this case.
Was wondering how to do this and if I'm doing it wrong and or if I should do it with RAID0 direct to MB and my standalone drives that I will be using for business on the PCI card. ???
Please note I'm using OSL2000 for my boot manager. I would like to add that when my installation failed to the PCI card I disconnected and reconnected my SATA wires to my good currently working HD's and when I booted back up it failed to recognize my older good drives. I had to reboot and enter setup and then OSL200 picked it up ok.
I'm thankful to any and all that can work this issue through with me. Tom's community has educated me on other issues but this one has stumped the chumps.
Thanks ,
RD