Newby problem - Windows 7 and RAID 5

BFK - not to worry, the HDD cleaned whilst we were asleep! I then created a 100GB partition as per tutorial, and continued with installing Windows 7 - and got the same result - it refused to install to the partition.

That was using the original driver taken from the Gigabyte DVD. I have downloaded the Intel SATA RAID Driver 9.6.0.1014 suggested by Gigabyte and Lemar. When downloaded, it then self extracts to a file named iata_cd. Clicking on that reveals nothing to my untutored eye that resembles a driver! When I try to load this file as the driver, Windows 7 installer says it cannot find signed drivers.

I am now contemplating usinf Mad Town Idiots suggestion of trying to sign the iata_cd supposed driver. However if someone could have a look at this driver for me and see if it is, or contains a driver, I would be much obliged.

I also note the comments about the in-advisability of loading Windows 7 to a RAID5 drive. Since I only have 4 HDDs, I take it that I need another one (!) if I want RAID0/1 for Windows and RAID5 for data.

A feeling of weariness is descending on my shoulders, and I wonder if I should just load Windows 7 on a single HDD and see if it will talk to a - HDD RAID 5 for data. I've spent a week trying to sort this out, and my wife asked who I was this morning!

I am really grateful to all for their help with this matter.

Quelle


Intel SATA RAID Driver OS:Windows XP 32bit,Windows XP 64bit,Windows Vista 32bit,Windows Vista 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows Server 2003 32bit,Windows Server 2003 64bit
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Thanks BFK. WIll do. That Shift+F10 - does that only work on the Language screen?

shift+f10 will work at anytime before the actual install process starts, but the best time to do it is before clicking "install windows now"
also if you really have to have a redundant RAID setup, and you have (or can get) 4 identical HDDs, why not consider RAID 10?. It will be much faster than raid 5 and just as reliable if you have good hardware to work with, but the problem with RAID is it usually doesn't work very well unless you're using enterprise class HDDs and the motherboard has a good, built in RAID controller. Most of the problems I've seen with RAID have been as a direct result of trying to set it up on hardware that wasn't designed for it, using a PCI RAID controller or worse, software based RAID.
IMO.. the more trouble you have getting windows installed, the more likely it will crash in the future

Dear BFK and all others who have helped me with this

Many thanks for all your help - sorry for the 24+ hour radio silence - car purchase got in the way!

Anyway, in the interim I have had a communication from Gigabyte. They tell me of a new BIOS I should download, and a different RAID driver download. They also tell me that a bootable RAID with an O/S on it is limited to 2 TB - so I was snookered from the outset!

Also in the interim I have unconfigured the RAID 5 and loaded Windows 7 successfully on a 100GB partition on one of the four 1TB HDDs.

Enter my son, visiting from the south of England last evening, who took over the whole shaboodle, and has now given me four separate named drives and downloaded stuff I didn't know I wanted....!

So I am not quite where I wanted to be with my new PC build, but having something constructed and having learnt a lot and increased my confidence has been very good. A really good experience has been the tremendous help you guys have given me - for which I am deeply indebted.

Now I go into a state of deep meditation and work out what to do next...RAID 10? Who knows!

Quelle