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What sort is that "unknown device"? Please try to find out the HardwareID of this device (> right-click onto the device > "Properties" > "Details")

ACPI\PNP0510

*PNP0510

I haven't been able to figure out what this is. Whenever I tried to manually install driver sfor it it never works.

I think, that it is the infrared device, which you obviously have removed by nLite. The missing MS drivers are named irsir.sys and serial.sys.

Now back to your RAID5 issue:

Since I had the same mainboard, I doubt, that the DFI Lanparty NF4 Ultra-D is fully supporting nForce RAID5. That is probably the reason why your RAID hasn't been detected by the OS.

Dang, you're right. I just checked the specs and RAID5 isn't listed. I wonder if the pencil mod to make the Ultra-D an SLI-D adds RAID5 functionality.

[Integration of NVIDIA's nForce RAID and AHCI drivers]

Thanks for the reply and the Device Manager screenshot. As far as I can see everything seems to be fine.

What sort is that "unknown device"? Please try to find out the HardwareID of this device (> right-click onto the device > "Properties" > "Details")

ACPI\PNP0510

*PNP0510

I haven't been able to figure out what this is. Whenever I tried to manually install driver sfor it it never works.

Thanks for the help Fernando.

[Integration of NVIDIA's nForce RAID and AHCI drivers]

Thanks Fernando but it didn't seem to work. I only have 1 "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller". I tried to use "Nvidia nforce Seral ATA Controller" driver but when I rebooted the device is unable to start and no RAID in OS.

Look into the "SCSI and RAID Controllers" section.

Which devices are listed there?

NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller only

See attached screenshot.

[Integration of NVIDIA's nForce RAID and AHCI drivers]

if you don't install the OS onto a RAID partition, the OS Setup won't automaticly install the needed nForce S-ATA driver.

Solution:

Open the Device Manager and check within the "SCSI and RAID Controllers" section, if the "NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller" is correctly installed (by using the nForce RAID driver).

If yes, do the following:

1. Open the "IDE/ATAPI Controllers" section of the Device Manager. You will see a lot of devices named "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller".

2. Check, which of them is managing your natively IDE connected devices (for example CD-ROM/DVD).

3. Right-click onto all other "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controllers" - one after the other - and let the Device Manager show all compatible devices ("Update Driver Software" > "Browse my computer ...." > "Let me pick ...."). Choose the listed "NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller".

4. After having replaced all "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controllers" by the "NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller" (UNLESSS the one, where your natively IDE devices are connected), you can reboot.

Now your RAID array should be correctly detected by your OS.

Good luck!

Fernando

Thanks Fernando but it didn't seem to work. I only have 1 "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller". I tried to use "Nvidia nforce Seral ATA Controller" driver but when I rebooted the device is unable to start and no RAID in OS.

[Integration of NVIDIA's nForce RAID and AHCI drivers]

Just upgraded my main computer to a E8400/P35-DS3R, so I'm trying to get RAID5 working on my old DFI NF4 Ultra-D mobo with Windows 2003 32bit for server duty. I'm not installing on the RAID5 array, so I initially just installed the drivers created the array, and then booted into windows. I was able to get the raidtool to install, and the Nvidia SATA RAID controller driver installed, however whenever I look at drive manager, it sees 3 drives. Also the Nvidia RAID tool doesn't see any arrays. In my bios it says the array is healthy. I tried slipstreaming the drivers like mentioned here but without success. I slipstreamed your v1.8 XP drivers into my install CD. Any suggestions? I just can't seem to get Windows 2003 to see the array, the RAID bios says 1.36 TB RAID5 Healthy.