I have two WD1600 drives on a SuperMicro P4SCA mobo. I had them configured as a RAID 1 array (mirrored). I deleted the partitions so I could reformat and reinstall my OS. When I reboot, normally it would list the RAID and Non-RAID drives and allow me to press Ctrl-I to configure. Well now, it just hangs there with the Intel RAID BIOS copyright date, but doesn't register the drives. (So I don't have the Ctrl-I option yet.)
Can someone tell me what happened? I configured the BIOS back to IDE instead of RAID and I can boot up with a Windows CD, but I no longer have access to the RAID array.
I want to configure it back into a RAID 1 array, but if I change the BIOS back to RAID instead of IDE, it hangs.
Is the RAID info stored on the drives? If so, I figure there is something wrong with the RAID info on the disks. If I can reset them to Non-RAID disks, I think maybe I can boot up with the BIOS set to RAID, and configure them as RAID disks through Ctrl-I.
Is there a way to reset the drives to Non-RAID disks without getting into the Intel RAID BIOS (Ctrl-I)? I've tried going into repair console with the BIOS set as IDE and using fixmbr and fixboot, but it doesn't help.
I would appreciate any tips, questions, or suggestions you have. Thanks in advance!
Can someone tell me what happened? I configured the BIOS back to IDE instead of RAID and I can boot up with a Windows CD, but I no longer have access to the RAID array.
I want to configure it back into a RAID 1 array, but if I change the BIOS back to RAID instead of IDE, it hangs.
Is the RAID info stored on the drives? If so, I figure there is something wrong with the RAID info on the disks. If I can reset them to Non-RAID disks, I think maybe I can boot up with the BIOS set to RAID, and configure them as RAID disks through Ctrl-I.
Is there a way to reset the drives to Non-RAID disks without getting into the Intel RAID BIOS (Ctrl-I)? I've tried going into repair console with the BIOS set as IDE and using fixmbr and fixboot, but it doesn't help.
I would appreciate any tips, questions, or suggestions you have. Thanks in advance!