RAID 0 - does Vista OS contain drivers already?

Dazza_Random · 1 Oct 2007 at 21:27

If i set up a RAID 0 on my new pc with vista on it - before installing vista do i need to give the OS the Intel(R) ICH9 SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH9R) or does it already have them on the DVD/CD?

dan1987 · 1 Oct 2007 at 21:31

I had to give it the driver, vista supports usb keys with the driver on which made it a lot easier for me since I dont have a floppy disc drive!

stickroad · 1 Oct 2007 at 21:33

You dont need to install any RAID Drivers when installing Vista, it will reconise the disks already.

fobose · 1 Oct 2007 at 22:06

stickroad said:
You dont need to install any RAID Drivers when installing Vista, it will reconise the disks already.

Thats if he is installing vista on a single drive in "legacy" mode, it will require the raid drivers once he has set his RAID 1 array up!

stickroad · 1 Oct 2007 at 22:08

fobose said:
Thats if he is installing vista on a single drive in "legacy" mode, it will require the raid drivers once he has set his RAID 1 array up!

Funny i didn't need to install any drivers when i set my system up in a RAID configurtaion.

fobose · 1 Oct 2007 at 22:10

Was you using software raid? I have seen a couple of ICH8R chipsets with vista require RAID drivers and a ICH5R too.

Jokester · 1 Oct 2007 at 22:13

I didn't need to install RAID drivers off of a P5K board, but I did with a 680i.

Jokester

fobose · 1 Oct 2007 at 22:16

No idea then, lucky dip maybe?

Cob · 1 Oct 2007 at 22:32

Didn't need them with my P35-DS3P.

Dazza_Random · 2 Oct 2007 at 00:16

Cool the motherboard will be the Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R so i might not need the drivers. I will just have to wait and see or any one wanna guess or know?!? lol

Roland0 · 2 Oct 2007 at 11:16

Vista certainly didn't recognise the nVidia nVraid that I have on my DFI Lanparty UT SLI-D, and nVidia hadnt released the drivers (they have now!) i had to use beta drivers and i kept getting BSODs

Mr Jack · 2 Oct 2007 at 11:38

Dazza_Random said:
Cool the motherboard will be the Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R so i might not need the drivers. I will just have to wait and see or any one wanna guess or know?!? lol

I've just set up my PC with that motherboard and three HDDs set up on a RAID 5 array in the yellow SATA sockets. I was installing with Vista Ultimate 32-bit, and I required no disks.

You should be fine.

Dazza_Random · 2 Oct 2007 at 16:35

Thanks very much for you reply Mr. Jack, I will have to wait and see but i am hoping it wont :-)

musx64 · 5 Oct 2007 at 07:01

when I installed my Raid 0, vista automatically detected the drive - basically you don't need to do that f6 floppy thing.

Fr0dders · 6 Oct 2007 at 21:01

musx64 said:
when I installed my Raid 0, vista automatically detected the drive - basically you don't need to do that f6 floppy thing.

assuming windows vista pre ships with your RAID controller driver

n3crius · 9 Oct 2007 at 15:09

Anyone know how well this works with Vista and the Abit IP35 Pro ?

MurphyOCF · 9 Oct 2007 at 15:27

n3crius said:
Anyone know how well this works with Vista and the Abit IP35 Pro ?

Seconded

n3crius · 9 Oct 2007 at 15:42

MurphyOCF said:
Seconded

I'll be doing this later so if no one knows I'll post my findings.

MurphyOCF · 9 Oct 2007 at 15:58

Thanks matey ill keep my fingers crossed for you!

stealthgeek · 9 Oct 2007 at 17:33

depends on the RAID controller - if you do need drivers during setup, its much easier than XP - you can just bung them onto a USB drive or stick, or even a CD/DVD and ask Windows to search them for a suitable driver. I had a nightmare with my raid controller, but only because Nvidia werent developing Vista drivers for 'old' chipsets :rolleyes:

If its a fairly new motherboard, chances are you wont need to add drivers during setup.