Problems setting up RAID

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  1. Posts : 24
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
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    Problems setting up RAID


    First, I looked through the forum history and couldn't find my solution. If this has all ready been covered I apologize.

    I'm trying to set up raid 0 on a fresh install. When I go to install the drivers on setup I get the following error:

    "To continue installation, use the Load Driver option to install 32-bit and signed 64-bit drivers. Installing an unsigned 64-bit device driver is not supported and might result in an unusable windows installation"

    I am using the ICH10R chipset, I have enabled RAID in the bios, and then created the raid 0 array in the RAID bios.

    I am using Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit, and I have used the 64 bit raid drivers from the install CD, from my mobo's website, and from the intel website (assuming I should be using Intel Matrix Storage Manager).

    The array is detected by windows; however, It won't let me install it without the third party drivers.

    When I download the drivers, I unzip the files and burn them to a cd

    I've never set up a raid before, are these the right drivers? what am I doing wrong?


    if screen shots would help ask and ill take some
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  2. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
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    Pepsi dude

    the drivers are probably correct. win 7 just doesn't want to install them because they are digitally un-signed. There is a tutorial here on sevenforums on how to work around that but so far I haven' been able to find it. You might want to search on forcing driver install or unsigned drivers while I look. I am also going to enlist our tutorial guru if he is online

    Hope this helps and as soon as I find a link I will be back


    EDIT: according to our guru we dont have one. sorry thought we did. you can probably google it. Unsigned drivers are an unknown. To bad we couldn't find another

    Sorry

    Ken
    Last edited by zigzag3143; 27 Oct 2009 at 13:09.
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  3. Posts : 24
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks for looking ken
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  4. Posts : 24
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    I figured out the problem.

    I was assuming since windows wouldn't install on my RAID array that I needed to install the raid drivers. This assumption was wrong.

    I kept getting the error "Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition" when trying to install on it.

    Solution: You HAVE to set your RAID array as the FIRST boot device. Not your CD-Rom. Hair pulling problem, simple solution.
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  5. Posts : 24
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    bump
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  6. Posts : 3
    win7
       #6

    Still can't get Win7 64 bit to recognize RAID drivers.


    Folks,
    I have read several posts about those of us doing a clean install of win 7 64 onto brand new 1 terabyte drives in RAID 0. I have downloaded the latest Intel drivers, I have got by RAID set up correctly in my BIOS, etc. When I go to drivers during the install, the error message reads that the drivers are unsigned. Now, I read that somewhere there is a workaround for that. Please, someone help me step by step to make a new disk, etc so I can get this done. I have win7 RC 32 bit on a 500 gig hard drive, so I can do other things. I have read forum threads about making a disk, etc, but it makes no sense to me the way it is written. I would rather use the BIOS for a RAID instead of Drive expert, etc using up precious CPU cycles. Thanks for the help. I just need some step by step help. I am not a noob, but the details of workarounds escapes me. Thanks, again!!!!
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  7. Posts : 24
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    With windows 7 you shouldn't need to install the raid drivers.

    Step 1: Go to your bios, enable raid.
    Step 2: Restart, Go to your raid bios (CTRL+I for ICH10 chipsets I believe, look in your book). Your raid bios will flash after your initial post before it tries to boot from CD.
    Step 3: Set up a RAID 0 array. When setting this up I left everything default. (This is done through your RAID bios)
    Step 4: Go back into your regular bios, set the RAID array you just created as your FIRST boot device
    Step 5: Restart, install Windows 7. No need to select the "Install Drivers" option.
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  8. Posts : 3
    64-bit
       #8

    Pepsidude185 is right, follow dude's direction


    Also guys, for me I needed to remove all USB devices so my array would show up in the BIOS to choose as 1st boot device. Until I removed everything, i.e., all USB sticks and whatnots, the BIOS wouldn't even show me the ARRAY to choose as 1st boot.

    Did we really think the drivers were "unsigned" b/c of some stupid Win error? I kept thinking, really?!! C'mon, I'm sure your MOBO manufacturer is using the correct driver.
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  9. Posts : 3
    64-bit
       #9

    Well, that didn't exactly work but THIS DID!!!


    ok, check everything pepsidude said to, then for me I DID need to remove the USB stick but I ran into the same stupid "unsigned" error. I'm using the Win7-64bit image. I have a Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 mobo so I went to the Gigabyte forums.

    This is where it gets good...so the forums said to use the 32-bit RAID driver when you install Win7-64bit. THAT WORKED!! Array recognized, installed Win-7 64bit. All is great. OS boots, array is functioning properly and it's definitely Win7 64 bit.

    go figure...hope this helps someone else b/c I've been banging my head against a wall for 3hrs now.
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  10. Posts : 297
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601)
       #10

    skunk182 said:
    Also guys, for me I needed to remove all USB devices so my array would show up in the BIOS to choose as 1st boot device. Until I removed everything, i.e., all USB sticks and whatnots, the BIOS wouldn't even show me the ARRAY to choose as 1st boot.

    Did we really think the drivers were "unsigned" b/c of some stupid Win error? I kept thinking, really?!! C'mon, I'm sure your MOBO manufacturer is using the correct driver.
    skunk182 said:
    ok, check everything pepsidude said to, then for me I DID need to remove the USB stick but I ran into the same stupid "unsigned" error. I'm using the Win7-64bit image. I have a Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 mobo so I went to the Gigabyte forums.

    This is where it gets good...so the forums said to use the 32-bit RAID driver when you install Win7-64bit. THAT WORKED!! Array recognized, installed Win-7 64bit. All is great. OS boots, array is functioning properly and it's definitely Win7 64 bit.

    go figure...hope this helps someone else b/c I've been banging my head against a wall for 3hrs now.
    Dude, this problem was more than 3 years ago, the problem is probably solved by now.
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