raid 0 and x64 win7

[pscouto]

Hello. I have two 500gb disks and i setup them to run in RAID 0 mode. I try to install windows 7 and at the 2nd restart ( 1st time use configuration in explorer) the screen goes black and doesn´t do anything.

Can anyone help solve this problem?

motherb: asus 6pt se
cpu: core i7 920
so: win 7 x64

Thank you very much!!

 

[hoganth]

Hello. I have two 500gb disks and i setup them to run in RAID 0 mode. I try to install windows 7 and at the 2nd restart ( 1st time use configuration in explorer) the screen goes black and doesn´t do anything.

Can anyone help solve this problem?

motherb: asus 6pt se
cpu: core i7 920
so: win 7 x64

Thank you very much!!

Did you set "Configure SATA as [RAID]" in Bios setup under "SATA Configuration"?

 

[WindowsStar]

Hello. I have two 500gb disks and i setup them to run in RAID 0 mode. I try to install windows 7 and at the 2nd restart ( 1st time use configuration in explorer) the screen goes black and doesn´t do anything.

Can anyone help solve this problem?

motherb: asus 6pt se
cpu: core i7 920
so: win 7 x64

Thank you very much!!

Did you set "Configure SATA as [RAID]" in Bios setup under "SATA Configuration"?

And did you create the RAID in your BIOS before the install??

Also check this out it might help:
http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/94173-atapi-cd-install.html

 

[pscouto]

Hi. Thank you for reply. Yes i did the configuration of the bios, and activate intel matrix storage manager. Also i put the raid disk on bios in first place. The setup of windows reconize my raid disk and allows me to install until it finish and restart. When it restarts shows the logo os loading windows and stops ina black screen. The DVD is good, try to install in other pc and worked fine.

Recent move, i try to install vista ultimate x64 and worked just fine, so im thinking about drivers, but motherboard drivers or SO drivers? Should i install an updated version of intel matrix or should i try to use another way to config the raid setup?

Thank you for the help...

best regards!

 

[BETA911]

You need to preload the raid drivers preinstalling Win7. As I never read about this in your posts.

 

[pscouto]

Sorry, how can i do that? Thank u.

 

[zzz2496]

Why RAID-0? Striping is never good (except for speed which is superfluous compared to loss of data in event of just one died disk). Anyway, while in installation, in the page where you choose harddisk to install, there should be a button (or is it a menu entry) that will allow you to insert a storage device (flashdisk is preferable) and load storage device driver off it.

zzz2496

 

[pscouto]

Why RAID-0? Striping is never good (except for speed which is superfluous compared to loss of data in event of just one died disk). Anyway, while in installation, in the page where you choose harddisk to install, there should be a button (or is it a menu entry) that will allow you to insert a storage device (flashdisk is preferable) and load storage device driver off it.

zzz2496

Im limited to two disks and this is only for windows and programs. I will try to do that. Thank you.

 

[BETA911]

For info, you can find it here:

 

[pscouto]

Really apreciate your effort to solve my problem, thank u for that! But can you please inform me about the drivers that i need to use? Again thank you very much.

 

[WindowsStar]

Really apreciate your effort to solve my problem, thank u for that! But can you please inform me about the drivers that i need to use? Again thank you very much.

Here you go:

 RAID: Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver for Intel Desktop Boards

Pick "STOR_all64_f6flpy_9.6.0.1014_PV.zip" unzip to a floppy or USB flash drive.

 

[spyknee]

You need to preload the raid drivers preinstalling Win7. As I never read about this in your posts.

I believe this is incorrect, W7 has all that is required on the disk.
WD has a bootable diagnostic disk. Check out the drives. If one fails the array fails.
Did you put the array in the sata header 0 and 1. First two basically.
When installing OS, unplug all other drives, put the rom drive in the last sata header.
Is your PSU big enuff?

 

[BETA911]

spyknee, why is there then a option to load drivers specially for HDD's when Win7 support's this according to you?

 

[pscouto]

Guys windows 7 loads the correct driver, we dont need to preload via usb. My problem was based on a stupid ( lots of time wasted) issue!! I have two monitors connected to my ati 4870x2 card and because of that i didnt have image, but the system was working fine... I notice that if a press a lot of keys and enter button that the activity light flashed a lot (now my windows name is "lakdhlakdhlkjhuiwuio" ), so i remember to disconect the 2nd screen and voila it worked the image show up on the first lcd.

looool stupid stupid thing to make me waste time...

So remember to disconnect the second screen before installing windows 7...

Anyway thank you all for the effort trying to help me.

Greetings from Portugal!

Best regards,

 

[spyknee]

Guys windows 7 loads the correct driver, we dont need to preload via usb. My problem was based on a stupid ( lots of time wasted) issue!! I have two monitors connected to my ati 4870x2 card and because of that i didnt have image, but the system was working fine... I notice that if a press a lot of keys and enter button that the activity light flashed a lot (now my windows name is "lakdhlakdhlkjhuiwuio" ), so i remember to disconect the 2nd screen and voila it worked the image show up on the first lcd.

looool stupid stupid thing to make me waste time...

So remember to disconnect the second screen before installing windows 7...

Anyway thank you all for the effort trying to help me.

Greetings from Portugal!

Best regards,

AH Yes,
Dual monitors are configured in the current OS install. Glad for you it was somthing simple.

 

[spyknee]

spyknee, why is there then a option to load drivers specially for HDD's when Win7 support's this according to you?

Well,
I'm not a puter professional, but its all over the net that W7 has the raid drivers with install disk. Once the install is complete you can update them to Intels RST 9.6. I saw the option you talk about, but after doing the homework, I let W7 take care of business. Possible that its just a carry over from past. An XP install would have to use the F6 option, no raid drivers included there.
W7/64 easiest install ever.