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From: Rob on 4 Jun 2010 12:15

"Bert" <noreply(a)invalid.eu> wrote in message
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> Hi:
>
> Using a P6T Deluxe V2 board, flashed tot the latest FW.
> My problem:
> I installed the system in this order:
> 1) Installed Windows 7 on a Intel SSD as the only connected drive, with
> SATA set
> as IDE. Installation went fine.
> 2) Installed Marvell RAID drivers for Windows 7.
> 3) Connected 2X 2TB drives, and set SATA as RAID in the BIOS.
> 4) Createrd a RAID1 volume out of the two large drives.
>
> My problem:
> Windows still boots from the SSD, but reboots the PC after a few seconds

Hi Bert,
You don't need the Marvell RAID driver as the Marvell controller is
for the e-SATA port.
What you need are the Intel ICH10-R RAID/AHCI drivers, as the SATA1-6
connectors are attached to the ICH10-R. You also need the Intel
Matrix Storage Manager installing.
I use the same mobo under Win7x64 and have 2xSSD in RAID 0
(SATA1,2) as boot drive and 4x2TB (SATA 3 thru 6) Hitachi drives
in RAID 10 as data drives. Completely stable so far (6 months use.)

Try uninstalling the Marvell drivers, install the Intel ones, rebooting and
then re-create your RAID1 volume.

HTH,
--
Rob



From: Rob on 7 Jun 2010 09:06

"Bert" <noreply(a)invalid.eu> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:58:24 +0200, Bert <noreply(a)invalid.eu> wrote:
>
> Solved.
> By accident I found this article:
> http://drnathan.teamhackaday.com/2009/03/09/how-to-enable-intel-ich-raid-after-installing-windows-vista/
> That solved the problem. Nasty.
> Thanks anyway for helping!
> One more thing: Where is the connector located on the board which is in
> use by
> the Marvell controller for use with ESata?
>
> Bert

Hi Bert,
Glad you solved it - changing to RAID on an already installed operating
system is never easy! Most recommend a re-installation of the OS.
The e-SATA connector is on the back panel - ie accessible only from
outside the box, as it is meant for use with an external drive (external is
the 'e' part of eSATA.) You could use it with an internal drive, if you
can find a way to route a cable back inside the chassis (maybe via an
unused PCI card backplane slot) and use an "e-SATA to SATA" cable.
HTH,
--
Rob


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