Re: M2N-SLI Deluxe Raid setup questions

If you have a functioning win hd that was previously connected to the sata
controler there is no need to reinstall the sata driver.
I havent used this mobo, the manual should state how to utilise sata as a
boot drive.
If you cloned an ide boot drive to your sata, you would in any case need to
shutdown immediately on completion of the clone, disconnct the ide, then
boot from the sata.
If undertaking a clone process & you fail to remove the host hd, prior to
rebooting, it will reboot on the host
Sata controlers are by design hotswapable, but you cannot hot swap / stop
the boot drive, not all controlers will show in safely remove dialogue eg I
have one shown but not the other (I have 2 different sata controlers)

"Jim" <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks for the reply (again - you replied to an earlier post I had). I
appreciate the help.
For #3, I'm referring to the Nvidia RAID controller on the M2N
motherboard. I had assumed that since Windows recognized my array at one
time that it should work (with an upgraded power supply). The thing that
has me concerned is that I keep reading that I MUST install the drivers at
installation, following the directions in the manual.
For #4, After I built the RAID array, I had to unplug the IDE drive (the
original boot drive) for the RAID array to boot. The BIOS only gives
Removable,Hard Disk, CD-ROM, and Disabled in the boot priority (or am I
missing something?) Obviously, if you have more than one hard disk or an
array and a separate hard disk, the term "Hard Disk" isn't very
descriptive! Is there another option that allows you to choose one of
many? What I'd like to do is continually keep a copy of my boot image so
that if there is a problem, I can boot off that.
Any knowledge about whether the Nvidia RAID controller on the M2N mother
board supports hot swapping?

Again, thanks again for the reply, old man!

Jim
old man wrote:
1) not a reason
2) not required
3) depends on the controler, some are natively recognised by win, in
which case no problems, others require an installation of the sata/raid
driver before win will even recognise the HD
4) setup with your boot/raid HD's connected only, amend bios as required
to boot from sata/scsci
Add the other hd's once your sys is up & running.

A bad pwr supply can cause all sorts of HD problems, usually its
corruption, which can often be repaired using third part tools - clicking
hd is not corruption however.

"Jim" <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have setup RAID 1 on this motherboard once. I already had Windows XP
SP2 installed on my IDE drive. Then I added two WD 250 GB SATA drives
and after a little futzing around I got them configured. I then used
Acronis to make an image of my IDE drive and copied that to the RAID
array. I had to unplug the IDE drive for the RAID array to boot, but for
a couple of weeks, it worked really well. I did not use the drivers from
the CD-ROM. I did not re-install Windows. After a couple of weeks, the
drives started clicking and then they died. From what I was able to find
out, this was probably due to a poor power supply. I've bought a new
power supply and new drives and I'm ready to try this again, but I have
some questions first.

1) Is there any reason to believe that not using the drivers off the CD,
or not installing Windows on the array had anything to do with my drives
clicking?

2) Is it absolutely necessary to install Windows on the array? If so,
why did it work before? I've had this computer up for several years and
I'm not anxious to rebuild it.

3) Is the method I first used (using an existing Windows installation,
laying the image of my IDE drive on the array, not using the drivers,
etc.) actually valid or will there be problems down the road?

4) How do I set up the array to be the boot device AND have a separate
IDE and/or SATA drive that it will not boot from?

5) My new case has hot swappable drive slots, but it says that to be
able to use the swapping, your controller should have the AHCI function.
Does the M2N-SLI Deluxe support AHCI?

Any and all help and information would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks!

Jim


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