RAID...

AMDX23800+ · 21 Jul 2009 at 00:24

What exactly is RAID?

Should I configure the SATA hard drive to RAID and install the drivers if the computer has one hard drive? Does it affect performance??

Thanks

AMDX23800+ · 21 Jul 2009 at 00:34

I've got 2 partitions on my one 500gb 32mb cache SATA hard drive....so should I set it to RAID0? Or not bother then?
thanks

AMDX23800+ · 21 Jul 2009 at 12:14

So leave RAID off completely?

AMDX23800+ · 21 Jul 2009 at 13:09

Okay, but what about the different modes? ie. RAID0 RAID1 etc

AMDX23800+ · 21 Jul 2009 at 14:06

Fair enough, ill leave it all off haha.

Off topic question for fross...what are your temps like with the arctic freezer?

AMDX23800+ · 22 Jul 2009 at 11:38

I tried enabling 'RAID' in the bios...and the OS wouldn't load :S
it would get to the vista loading screen and the computer would restart...

Do I need to install RAID SATA controller drivers on the OS?
I tried installing intel ones but they wouldnt install...so i take it i would have to install Gigabyte controller drivers?

AMDX23800+ · 22 Jul 2009 at 16:15

There's an option to have it in 'IDE', 'AHCI', or RAID.
Shall I try putting that to AHCI and see if that boots?

AMDX23800+ · 22 Jul 2009 at 16:39

I've installed the gigabyte RAID drivers from here: CLICK (The top one on the 'SATA RAID' section).

Now im guessing that I have the gigabyte one, because the Intel drivers just wouldnt install, so here are the instructions for installing the Gigabyte drivers...
'Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST. In BIOS Setup, go to
Integrated Peripherals, ensure that Onboard SATA/IDE Device is enabled. Then set Onboard
SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode to RAID/IDE (Figure 1). If you do not want to create RAID, set this item to IDE
or AHCI, depending on your need.'

So i've installed the drivers on the OS, restarted, changed BIOS settings to 'AHCI', then continued to windows, windows continued to install a driver itself. So have i done everything right now?

So confusing!
Thanks!

AMDX23800+ · 22 Jul 2009 at 17:11

Note: When BIOS loads, it still says 'searching for drivers-no driver found', as it looks for SATA drivers, even though i've installed them on windows :S

AMDX23800+ · 22 Jul 2009 at 17:46

Sorry it actually says 'Detect Drives finished, no drives found' but then continues to load windows perfectly normally :S

Doesn't seem much different in ASHCI, maybe even slower haha

I changed the registry to '0' from 4 in the AHSCI Start registry, still does the same as before, loads windows though

AMDX23800+ · 22 Jul 2009 at 18:33

Here's how it SHOULD look:

GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59
Copyright (C) 2006-2007 GIGABYTE Technology. http://www.gigabyte.com.tw
HDD0 : ST3120026AS 120 GB Non-RAID
HDD1 : ST3120026AS 120 GB Non-RAID
ODD0 : DVDROM GO-D1600B
Press <Ctrl-G> to enter RAID Setup Utility ...

Here's how it looks:

GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59
Copyright (C) 2006-2007 GIGABYTE Technology. http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

Detecting drives finished-No any drives found.

Any ideas?
:S

AMDX23800+ · 22 Jul 2009 at 22:02

anyone?

AMDX23800+ · 22 Jul 2009 at 23:07

fair enough

ahaha

i'll leave it in AHCPI then
thanks