Question of RAID in x64
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From: Corsair on 5 Jun 2010 07:14 I've installed win 7 Pro x64 in a computer with RAID-1, two same disks mirroring each other. well I don't want anymore this option, the RAID is done on the RAID connection of MOBO, not in the SATA alone connections and is done via post-BIOS. I've done some trials, I've disconnected the HD from the RAID connection and connected to the pure SATA connections, but OS doesn't start, could be that RAID has not been unsetup. what should I have to do?? 1 - go into RAID configuration during booting and break the RAID if I'd do this do I lost the info in HD?? <--- very important not to loose info. 2 - Disconnect from RAID sockets and connect to plain SATA connections. 3 - start windows again?? or should be done anything else?? Cheers, Corsair
From: Charlie Russel - MVP on 5 Jun 2010 09:49 The answer to this will depend on a variety of things, including your specific RAID implementation and the specifics of your SATA connection. But the real answer, I'm afraid, is to do a full backup and restore it if you have a failure. The issue with some mobos and their "RAID" implementation is that they use a different driver for SATA standalone and SATA RAID configurations, but neither driver is part of Windows by default. So you need to ensure that the driver is loaded into Windows and can be seen by the boot process. -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel "Corsair" <corsair63(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:F52F5BC1-581D-4EC8-B56A-08CBFA65D395(a)microsoft.com... > I've installed win 7 Pro x64 in a computer with RAID-1, two same disks > mirroring each other. > > well I don't want anymore this option, the RAID is done on the RAID > connection of MOBO, > not in the SATA alone connections and is done via post-BIOS. > > I've done some trials, I've disconnected the HD from the RAID connection > and connected to > the pure SATA connections, but OS doesn't start, could be that RAID has > not been unsetup. > > what should I have to do?? > 1 - go into RAID configuration during booting and break the RAID > if I'd do this do I lost the info in HD?? <--- very important not to > loose info. > 2 - Disconnect from RAID sockets and connect to plain SATA connections. > 3 - start windows again?? > or should be done anything else?? > > Cheers, Corsair > >
From: Carlos on 5 Jun 2010 12:44 Corsair, The RAID options you have in your motherboard (dedicated connectors and SATA) usually have different chipsets making them incompatible. One raid setup will not work in the other one. I'd suggest doing a full backup (Acronis or similar software), disconnect both drives, connect only 1 drive to the SATA connection and attempt a full restore. Boot into Windows, let it detect the plain non-raid SATA and reboot. After everithing is Ok, turn off and plug the other disk. Carlos "Corsair" wrote: > I've installed win 7 Pro x64 in a computer with RAID-1, two same disks > mirroring each other. > > well I don't want anymore this option, the RAID is done on the RAID > connection of MOBO, > not in the SATA alone connections and is done via post-BIOS. > > I've done some trials, I've disconnected the HD from the RAID connection and > connected to > the pure SATA connections, but OS doesn't start, could be that RAID has not > been unsetup. > > what should I have to do?? > 1 - go into RAID configuration during booting and break the RAID > if I'd do this do I lost the info in HD?? <--- very important not to > loose info. > 2 - Disconnect from RAID sockets and connect to plain SATA connections. > 3 - start windows again?? > or should be done anything else?? > > Cheers, Corsair > >
From: Corsair on 6 Jun 2010 06:20 Thanks both of you, now I had another problem, I exchanged the case because of a new liquid cooling CPU unit, (12 cm fan for cooling radiator not available in old case, only 8 cm hole in the rear plate) and I really don't know what happened but I think that MOBO is dead because when powered-up fans, GPU, devides looks like that are powered, but no reading of BIOS, so no starting of computer, Monday I'll send to the technical service, and probably I'll need a new MOBO. ;-( and no backup done (grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr) Corsair. "Carlos" <Carlos(a)discussions.microsoft.com> escribió en el mensaje de noticias:84C0D21E-2883-426E-AD71-27929F3963B4(a)microsoft.com... > Corsair, > The RAID options you have in your motherboard (dedicated connectors and > SATA) usually have different chipsets making them incompatible. One raid > setup will not work in the other one. > I'd suggest doing a full backup (Acronis or similar software), disconnect > both drives, connect only 1 drive to the SATA connection and attempt a > full > restore. > Boot into Windows, let it detect the plain non-raid SATA and reboot. > After everithing is Ok, turn off and plug the other disk. > Carlos > > "Corsair" wrote: > >> I've installed win 7 Pro x64 in a computer with RAID-1, two same disks >> mirroring each other. >> >> well I don't want anymore this option, the RAID is done on the RAID >> connection of MOBO, >> not in the SATA alone connections and is done via post-BIOS. >> >> I've done some trials, I've disconnected the HD from the RAID connection >> and >> connected to >> the pure SATA connections, but OS doesn't start, could be that RAID has >> not >> been unsetup. >> >> what should I have to do?? >> 1 - go into RAID configuration during booting and break the RAID >> if I'd do this do I lost the info in HD?? <--- very important not to >> loose info. >> 2 - Disconnect from RAID sockets and connect to plain SATA connections. >> 3 - start windows again?? >> or should be done anything else?? >> >> Cheers, Corsair >> >>
From: Carlos on 6 Jun 2010 12:04
Corsair, First of all, don't panic. Check all the connnections, extract and place again the memory modules. Don't connect the hard drives, just leave the CPU and graphic card. Unplug as many things that you don't need right now. Turn on your pc, the hard drives are not necessary for the BIOS screen. Last but not least, try resetting the BIOS (removing the battery for a couple of minutes will do). Buena suerte! :) Carlos "Corsair" wrote: > Thanks both of you, > > now I had another problem, I exchanged the case because of a new liquid > cooling CPU unit, > (12 cm fan for cooling radiator not available in old case, only 8 cm hole in > the rear plate) > and I really don't know what happened but I think that MOBO is dead because > when powered-up > fans, GPU, devides looks like that are powered, but no reading of BIOS, so > no starting of > computer, Monday I'll send to the technical service, and probably I'll need > a new MOBO. > > ;-( and no backup done (grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr) > > Corsair. > > "Carlos" <Carlos(a)discussions.microsoft.com> escribió en el mensaje de > noticias:84C0D21E-2883-426E-AD71-27929F3963B4(a)microsoft.com... > > Corsair, > > The RAID options you have in your motherboard (dedicated connectors and > > SATA) usually have different chipsets making them incompatible. One raid > > setup will not work in the other one. > > I'd suggest doing a full backup (Acronis or similar software), disconnect > > both drives, connect only 1 drive to the SATA connection and attempt a > > full > > restore. > > Boot into Windows, let it detect the plain non-raid SATA and reboot. > > After everithing is Ok, turn off and plug the other disk. > > Carlos > > > > "Corsair" wrote: > > > >> I've installed win 7 Pro x64 in a computer with RAID-1, two same disks > >> mirroring each other. > >> > >> well I don't want anymore this option, the RAID is done on the RAID > >> connection of MOBO, > >> not in the SATA alone connections and is done via post-BIOS. > >> > >> I've done some trials, I've disconnected the HD from the RAID connection > >> and > >> connected to > >> the pure SATA connections, but OS doesn't start, could be that RAID has > >> not > >> been unsetup. > >> > >> what should I have to do?? > >> 1 - go into RAID configuration during booting and break the RAID > >> if I'd do this do I lost the info in HD?? <--- very important not to > >> loose info. > >> 2 - Disconnect from RAID sockets and connect to plain SATA connections. > >> 3 - start windows again?? > >> or should be done anything else?? > >> > >> Cheers, Corsair > >> > >> |