Gigabyte RAID crash

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Erm, got a problem with a GA-P35-DS3P mobo. Everything works fine until I enable the RAID option in the BIOS (Set option "SATA RAID/AHCI Mode" to "RAID" from "Disabled")

As soon as I set this and reboot, the machine crashes when trying to boot Windows. I get the Windows XP loading screen with the scrolling progress bar for about half a second, then a blue screen for a split second and it reboots.

Anyone got any ideas - at my wits end here.
 
Did you build windows with the RAID drivers installed? Install them before enabling the BIOS option otherwise Windows will get it's knickers in a twist.
 
The gigabyte motherboard will have a Raid Chipset onboard. You need the drivers for this. Did you get a CD with the mobo? Check there.
 
I'm not using the Gigabyte controller, I'm using the Intel one. Tried downloading the Matrix Storage driver but it says my system doesn't meet the necessary requirements.
 
On further investigation, it appers the drivers aren't installing because I haven't enabled RAID in the BIOS and thus the drivers don't think I have RAID capability.

This obviously suggests that I should enable this option yet doing so causes Windows not to boot. This in turn means that Windows should boot with the RAID option enabled (although obviously only if Windows is on a non-RAID drive) or else you'd have a catch 22 situation.

So that brings me right back to my original question - why the hell won't Windows boot with this option enabled!?
 
you need to install windows after raid has been enabled or windows wont have the drivers in the boot config, therefore wont know where to look for the drive to boot to.
 
The drive Windows is installed on isn't part of any RAID configuration.

I fail to see why Windows needs special RAID drivers to see this drive and boot from it successfully.

As I said, I do get the Windows XP load screen, albeit briefly, which negates the possibility of it not being able to "see" the drive/partition.
 
Sorted it.

Suddenly had the idea of connecting the drive to the separate Gigabyte SATA controller. This allowed me to boot into Windows with the RAID option configured in the BIOS on the main Intel controller, at which point I could install the Matrix Storage driver, then reconnect the drive to the Intel controller and it finally boots.

So basically Intel are a bunch of idiots. Their driver should be allowed to install even if there's no RAID controller present as currently you're stuck in a catch-22 situation.
 
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