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evga sr2 build problem - disk 0/1/2/3?
Hi All, this is my first post
I have the EVGA SR-2 motherboard.
It has SATA ports 0-5 (black) which are controlled by the Intel chip on the mobo which runs as SATA II (3gbps)
It also has SATA ports 6-7 (red) which are controlled by the marvel chip, which runs as SATA III (6gbps).
I want my system drive to be a pair of disks mirrored on the faster, marvel, controller and my data disks to be on the slower, Intel, controller. I also want to add/remove disks at a later date.
The problem:
I can install and run windows 7 x64 fine on the mirrored disks on the marvel controller, but as soon as I add a disk to SATA port 0,1,2,3,4 or 5... Windows doesn't boot. Instead it enters a cycle of booting to the scan and repair screen, where it decides the boot disk is corrupt and reboots the machine for another go.
If I cancel the scan before it is allowed to start, I can get to command prompt.
I then use diskpart to try to figure out the problem.
The best description I can give is: a whole lot of screwy going on. Basically what should be drive letter C is no longer the case.
I have tried:
Using diskpart to change drive letters, remove erroneous letters and prevent auto assigning, etc...
If I rebuild win 7 with all the disks in, then the system reserved partition ends up on a different disk to the os (even if I create and format the 2nd disk). No good for removing at a later date.
I think the problem is to do with the order in which the disks are handled by the os.
Essentially I am asking:
How do you install windows to disk 2/3/4/whatever, that will allow me to add/remove data disks as I fancy.
OR... How do I install an os to SATA port 5/6 and allow for other disks to be added/removed
OR... How do I prioritise the sr-2's Marvell controller over the onboard Intel controller (the BIOS does not seem to allow for this).
I used to be very hot on PC building between the 486 and P4 days. I have spent a massive amount of time catching up with all the latest and greatest and this mono has been a steep learning curve for me.
I have spent about a week trawling for answers... So, anyone got any ideas?