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Windows 7: GIGABYTE raid don't work?

05 Jun 2009   #1

Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Denmark
 
 
GIGABYTE raid don't work?

I have connected 2 HD's to the onboard GIGABYTE RAID controller, but in Windows 7 it won't work. In devicemanager it installs it as a "standard IDE-controller", with a yellow triangle on "This device can't start" it says.
Don't this RAID controller work in Windows 7, or is it just me that can't find a driver for it?

Edit: this RAID0 setup was not ment to be system drive, as I also have a SSD.


Last edited by Sven; 05 Jun 2009 at 09:45 AM.. Reason: missing info
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06 Jun 2009   #2

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1, Windows 8 Pro x64
Florida, USA
 
 

Have you enabled the Gigabyte Raid controller in the BIOS? I don't know what board you have but in my GA P45 UD3P it is actually a Jmicron controller and you can get a Windows 7 driver from their site.

Driver
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07 Jun 2009   #3

Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Denmark
 
 

Yes it is enabled in BIOS and works fine in XP.
My board is a GIGABYTE DS4 P35, but I don't know what the raid-chip name is?
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07 Jun 2009   #4

MS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
Lancashire
 
 

Did you create the raid array in the raid bios?

Ctrl+G to enter the raid bios
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07 Jun 2009   #5

Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Denmark
 
 

Yes, as I wrote the raid setup works fine when I'm booting into XP
But as I even can't find the raidcontroller in device manager in Windows 7 I don't know how to let it search for drivers online.
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07 Jun 2009   #6

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1, Windows 8 Pro x64
Florida, USA
 
 

Your Gigabyte Raid is the same as mine. I am using R1.17.48.14 and it works very well.
You can get it here:

ftp://driver.jmicron.com.tw/jmb36x/XP_Vista_Win7/
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07 Jun 2009   #7

Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Denmark
 
 

YES, it works. Thank you for the help
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07 Jun 2009   #8

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1, Windows 8 Pro x64
Florida, USA
 
 

Sven,

You are welcome. I am glad it worked out.

Paul
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12 May 2010   #9

Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Galloway Twp. NJ
 
 

I found this forum after googling for my own RAID issues. I have a P55M-UD2 rev1.1. The only drives are two 2Tb HDs in a RAID1 configuration, and 3 out of 4 boots results in a BSOD. Can anyone (maybe pbcopter) recommend a Driver solution? I have the latest and so-called-greatest drivers from Gigabyte, but that's not helping at all.

I'm also considering switching my drives from the Gigabyte Chip controlled SATA ports to ports controlled by the Intel chip, and seeing if that runs more smoothly. Has anyone else done this? Is it even possible to move a RAID to another controller and retain data?

Thanks in advance for your input.
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