RAID dissapears after CMOS clear :/ - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

MikeSty · 02-14-2007, 08:05 AM

WinXP SP2, ASUS A7N8X motherboard, 2 identical 80GB Seagate SATA hard drives.

My brother went to install a TV tuner card in his computer and after doing so, he somehow cleared the CMOS. Now the existing RAID array won't load.

Steps I have done:

1. Set SCSI/RAID over to RAID and set 1st in boot order to SCSI
2. Checked connections, they're fine.
3. Went into the RAID setup utility and deleted/recreated the RAID setup

I'm assuming it's some menial BIOS option that I'm forgetting. Any ideas?

Jinn · 02-14-2007, 10:21 AM

Are both drives set as "enabled" in BIOS?

MikeSty · 02-14-2007, 10:53 AM

That's the thing with this crummy RAID controller - you don't really have that option, anywhere. They're functioning and physically connected though.

Basically what's supposed to happen is that the BIOS hands it off to the separate RAID/SATA controller (blehgh) and then it boots from there.

02-14-2007, 08:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
MikeSty The Computer Kid :D Location: 127.0.0.1	RAID dissapears after CMOS clear :/ WinXP SP2, ASUS A7N8X motherboard, 2 identical 80GB Seagate SATA hard drives. My brother went to install a TV tuner card in his computer and after doing so, he somehow cleared the CMOS. Now the existing RAID array won't load. Steps I have done: 1. Set SCSI/RAID over to RAID and set 1st in boot order to SCSI 2. Checked connections, they're fine. 3. Went into the RAID setup utility and deleted/recreated the RAID setup I'm assuming it's some menial BIOS option that I'm forgetting. Any ideas?

02-14-2007, 10:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	Are both drives set as "enabled" in BIOS? __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel

02-14-2007, 10:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
MikeSty The Computer Kid :D Location: 127.0.0.1	That's the thing with this crummy RAID controller - you don't really have that option, anywhere. They're functioning and physically connected though. Basically what's supposed to happen is that the BIOS hands it off to the separate RAID/SATA controller (blehgh) and then it boots from there.