GA-965P-DQ6 rev 2.0 SATA2 RAID Instability?

"Paul" <nospam.DeleteThis@needed.com> wrote in message news:fl4puj$kkp$1@aioe.org...
> Justin wrote:
>> I have the above board and I'm trying to get RAID working. During the
>> Windows I choose Intel ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID controller for the F6
>> drivers.
>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=8a4angw&s=1
>> During the installation I see this:
>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6jd6r2d&s=1
>> I install the drivers and continue.
>> It finishes, I install my Nvidia 7xxx seires drivers, and reboot. I
>> install the Linksys wireless network PCI card drivers and can connect to
>> the network just fine.
>> Then I pop in the Gigabyte driver CD, unselect the Yahoo Toolbar and
>> choose the Xpress setup. I see a Window pop up saying it is installing
>> the RAID utility to monitor the array and BOOM - Blue screen.
>>
>> As its rebooting after the standard POST, I see where I can hit CTRL-I
>> and in red it says error and I can't boot from it.
>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6wr2c76&s=1
>> I delete the RAID array and recreate it starting from scratch. Thats
>> where I'm at now.
>>
>> I won't install the Widows RAID utility/drivers via that Xpress install.
>> BUT what should I install?
>>
>> My RAID is a RAID1 mirrored.
>
> Maybe you could get a more recent matched set of drivers and management
> utility from downloadfinder.intel.com ?
>
> Paul

Makes sense.
But, which ones do I get? That's another problem, everytime I download a
set of F6 drivers, it gives me ten drivers on that one disk.
Which one do I load?
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Justin wrote:
> "Paul" <nospam RemoveThis @needed.com> wrote in message news:fl4puj$kkp$1@aioe.org...
>> Justin wrote:
>>> I have the above board and I'm trying to get RAID working. During the
>>> Windows I choose Intel ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID controller for the F6
>>> drivers.
>>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=8a4angw&s=1
>>> During the installation I see this:
>>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6jd6r2d&s=1
>>> I install the drivers and continue.
>>> It finishes, I install my Nvidia 7xxx seires drivers, and reboot. I
>>> install the Linksys wireless network PCI card drivers and can connect to
>>> the network just fine.
>>> Then I pop in the Gigabyte driver CD, unselect the Yahoo Toolbar and
>>> choose the Xpress setup. I see a Window pop up saying it is installing
>>> the RAID utility to monitor the array and BOOM - Blue screen.
>>>
>>> As its rebooting after the standard POST, I see where I can hit CTRL-I
>>> and in red it says error and I can't boot from it.
>>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6wr2c76&s=1
>>> I delete the RAID array and recreate it starting from scratch. Thats
>>> where I'm at now.
>>>
>>> I won't install the Widows RAID utility/drivers via that Xpress install.
>>> BUT what should I install?
>>>
>>> My RAID is a RAID1 mirrored.
>> Maybe you could get a more recent matched set of drivers and management
>> utility from downloadfinder.intel.com ?
>>
>> Paul
>
> Makes sense.
> But, which ones do I get? That's another problem, everytime I download a
> set of F6 drivers, it gives me ten drivers on that one disk.
> Which one do I load?
>

First you check your motherboard manual. Chipset includes ICH8R motherboard.
Then you download the ICH8 datasheet from Intel. ICH8R = 82801HR from the
datasheet.

http://downloadmirror.intel.com/14796/eng/f6flpy32.zip

02/23/2007 03:49a 11,352 iaahci.cat
02/12/2007 12:36p 6,467 iaahci.inf
02/23/2007 04:07a 11,254 iastor.cat
02/12/2007 12:36p 6,451 iastor.inf
02/12/2007 01:36p 277,784 iastor.sys
02/26/2007 03:11p 11,321 license.txt
02/12/2007 12:45p 46,535 readme.txt
02/12/2007 12:36p 4,545 txtsetup.oem

The TXTSETUP.OEM has info to help the F6 install. The INF
files also have lines that match the enumeration found
in the chip itself. When you set the chipset mode to
AHCI or RAID in the BIOS, that changes the enumeration
seen inside the chipset. Or something like that.

"The txtsetup.oem File Format"
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms794587.aspx

I don't think you should have to do much else, besides
insert the floppy, and let Windows copy whatever it wants.
For some storage drivers, it goes to the floppy twice
(for two different layers of drivers).

Paul
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"Paul" <nospam RemoveThis @needed.com> wrote in message news:fl4up1$175$1@aioe.org...
> Justin wrote:
>> "Paul" <nospam RemoveThis @needed.com> wrote in message news:fl4puj$kkp$1@aioe.org...
>>> Justin wrote:
>>>> I have the above board and I'm trying to get RAID working. During the
>>>> Windows I choose Intel ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID controller for the F6
>>>> drivers.
>>>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=8a4angw&s=1
>>>> During the installation I see this:
>>>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6jd6r2d&s=1
>>>> I install the drivers and continue.
>>>> It finishes, I install my Nvidia 7xxx seires drivers, and reboot. I
>>>> install the Linksys wireless network PCI card drivers and can connect
>>>> to the network just fine.
>>>> Then I pop in the Gigabyte driver CD, unselect the Yahoo Toolbar and
>>>> choose the Xpress setup. I see a Window pop up saying it is installing
>>>> the RAID utility to monitor the array and BOOM - Blue screen.
>>>>
>>>> As its rebooting after the standard POST, I see where I can hit CTRL-I
>>>> and in red it says error and I can't boot from it.
>>>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6wr2c76&s=1
>>>> I delete the RAID array and recreate it starting from scratch. Thats
>>>> where I'm at now.
>>>>
>>>> I won't install the Widows RAID utility/drivers via that Xpress
>>>> install. BUT what should I install?
>>>>
>>>> My RAID is a RAID1 mirrored.
>>> Maybe you could get a more recent matched set of drivers and management
>>> utility from downloadfinder.intel.com ?
>>>
>>> Paul
>>
>> Makes sense.
>> But, which ones do I get? That's another problem, everytime I download a
>> set of F6 drivers, it gives me ten drivers on that one disk.
>> Which one do I load?
>
> First you check your motherboard manual. Chipset includes ICH8R
> motherboard.
> Then you download the ICH8 datasheet from Intel. ICH8R = 82801HR from the
> datasheet.
>
> http://downloadmirror.intel.com/14796/eng/f6flpy32.zip
>
> 02/23/2007 03:49a 11,352 iaahci.cat
> 02/12/2007 12:36p 6,467 iaahci.inf
> 02/23/2007 04:07a 11,254 iastor.cat
> 02/12/2007 12:36p 6,451 iastor.inf
> 02/12/2007 01:36p 277,784 iastor.sys
> 02/26/2007 03:11p 11,321 license.txt
> 02/12/2007 12:45p 46,535 readme.txt
> 02/12/2007 12:36p 4,545 txtsetup.oem
>
> The TXTSETUP.OEM has info to help the F6 install. The INF
> files also have lines that match the enumeration found
> in the chip itself. When you set the chipset mode to
> AHCI or RAID in the BIOS, that changes the enumeration
> seen inside the chipset. Or something like that.
>
> "The txtsetup.oem File Format"
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms794587.aspx
>
> I don't think you should have to do much else, besides
> insert the floppy, and let Windows copy whatever it wants.
> For some storage drivers, it goes to the floppy twice
> (for two different layers of drivers).
>
> Paul

I got XP installed, then when I used the Gigabyte CD to install the BUS
drivers boom... it rebooted and the RAID volume was toast.
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"Paul" <nospam RemoveThis @needed.com> wrote in message news:fl4up1$175$1@aioe.org...
> Justin wrote:
>> "Paul" <nospam RemoveThis @needed.com> wrote in message news:fl4puj$kkp$1@aioe.org...
>>> Justin wrote:
>>>> I have the above board and I'm trying to get RAID working. During the
>>>> Windows I choose Intel ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID controller for the F6
>>>> drivers.
>>>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=8a4angw&s=1
>>>> During the installation I see this:
>>>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6jd6r2d&s=1
>>>> I install the drivers and continue.
>>>> It finishes, I install my Nvidia 7xxx seires drivers, and reboot. I
>>>> install the Linksys wireless network PCI card drivers and can connect
>>>> to the network just fine.
>>>> Then I pop in the Gigabyte driver CD, unselect the Yahoo Toolbar and
>>>> choose the Xpress setup. I see a Window pop up saying it is installing
>>>> the RAID utility to monitor the array and BOOM - Blue screen.
>>>>
>>>> As its rebooting after the standard POST, I see where I can hit CTRL-I
>>>> and in red it says error and I can't boot from it.
>>>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6wr2c76&s=1
>>>> I delete the RAID array and recreate it starting from scratch. Thats
>>>> where I'm at now.
>>>>
>>>> I won't install the Widows RAID utility/drivers via that Xpress
>>>> install. BUT what should I install?
>>>>
>>>> My RAID is a RAID1 mirrored.
>>> Maybe you could get a more recent matched set of drivers and management
>>> utility from downloadfinder.intel.com ?
>>>
>>> Paul
>>
>> Makes sense.
>> But, which ones do I get? That's another problem, everytime I download a
>> set of F6 drivers, it gives me ten drivers on that one disk.
>> Which one do I load?
>
> First you check your motherboard manual. Chipset includes ICH8R
> motherboard.
> Then you download the ICH8 datasheet from Intel. ICH8R = 82801HR from the
> datasheet.
>
> http://downloadmirror.intel.com/14796/eng/f6flpy32.zip
>
> 02/23/2007 03:49a 11,352 iaahci.cat
> 02/12/2007 12:36p 6,467 iaahci.inf
> 02/23/2007 04:07a 11,254 iastor.cat
> 02/12/2007 12:36p 6,451 iastor.inf
> 02/12/2007 01:36p 277,784 iastor.sys
> 02/26/2007 03:11p 11,321 license.txt
> 02/12/2007 12:45p 46,535 readme.txt
> 02/12/2007 12:36p 4,545 txtsetup.oem
>
> The TXTSETUP.OEM has info to help the F6 install. The INF
> files also have lines that match the enumeration found
> in the chip itself. When you set the chipset mode to
> AHCI or RAID in the BIOS, that changes the enumeration
> seen inside the chipset. Or something like that.
>
> "The txtsetup.oem File Format"
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms794587.aspx
>
> I don't think you should have to do much else, besides
> insert the floppy, and let Windows copy whatever it wants.
> For some storage drivers, it goes to the floppy twice
> (for two different layers of drivers).
>
> Paul

Ok... I'm putting this board on ebay.
Nothign works. I downloaded the inof files for the chipset from Intel's
site, dated September 2007 and during the install it reboots and the RAID
volume is once again corrupted.
I'm buying an Intel board.
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