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    Integration of Intel's SATA AHCI and RAID drivers

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    @ charlieo:

    Welcome at MSFN Forums!

    Although your problem is somehow off topic, I will try to help you.

    1. Windows Server 2008 definitively has in-box Intel ICH9R RAID drivers, but maybe these regelar drivers of the Intel Matrix Storage Manager do not support a Server System like yours.

    2. Do a look into this Intel page. There you will find several actual Intel utilities for your mainboard and especially a package named "RAID WEB Console Utility for Windows". Maybe this is what you are searching for.

    Additional questions:

    1. How did you get Windows Server 2008 installed onto your RAID?

    2. Has your RAID been detected at the beginning of the OS installation?

    If not, how did you get the OS installed? Notice: you cannot run any installer of a driverpack at this stage of the OS installation.

    If yes, when did the array disappear? At last reboot of the OS installation?

    Fernando,

    Thanks for the reply!

    1. I am attempting to install Server 2008; it is not already installed. The issue arises when the install routine attempts to find a suitable drive to install to. As I said, when I try the ICH9R drivers the array is still not seen in SP2 ... only R2 sees it.

    2. See #1. No, the array is not seen by SP2, but is seen by R2.

    3. Since the OS is not yet installed, I am not sure what you are saying/asking. I used the on-board Intel Matrix RAID to create the array. The other on-board RAID (SLI) can't be used because it won't so RAID 5 on the S3200SH board.

    I don't believe the RAID WEB console has the drivers for this issue. It is for viewing the array once installed if I am not mistaken.

    I have visited all of the Intel support pages many times and have spoken to T/S directly (they are useless). The BIOS is current. I am absolutely stuck on this one. If 2008 SP2 has native support, why doesn't the array show up? Why does it show with R2? I am using our Technet copies of S2008 and I am sure they are as complete as the retail stuff..... if not more so.

    Any and all help is appreciated.

    Charlie

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    Integration of Intel's SATA AHCI and RAID drivers

    in nLite

    Posted · Edited by charlieo

    Fernando,

    I hope you can help me. I thought your post was great. I am trying to install Server 2008 SP2 Enterprise Core X64 on an Intel S3200SH server board. I have set up a RAID 5 array (6TB in size) using the Matrix storage solution integrated onto the board (ctrl-I) and 5 SATA drives. The board has an ICH9R RAID chip. The array has two partitions. When I load the installer it does not see the array and asks for a driver. I downloaded the correct driver from Intel ( http://downloadcenter.intel.com/filter_res...p;submit=Go%21).

    The installer identifies the driver required (ICH9R RAID SATA) and loads the driver. When done the installer still doesn't show the array. I contacted Intel and was told that this board and ICH9R is supported natively in Server 2008 SP2 X64. If that is so, I have no idea why my array isn't being seen.

    I tried using Server 2008 R2 (RC) X64and it worked perfectly without any drivers at all. Saw the array immediately. Obviously I don't want to use R2 since it is only at RC.

    I have tried many different versions of 2008 server and every driver I could get my hands on, all with the same results.

    Do you have any idea what I am doing wrong? IS there a way to get the driver I need off the R2 X64 DVD as a last resort?

    Thanks for the help....

    Charlie

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