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Hey, so I got my new computer, am running into some issues though.
1: The BIOS is so slow. Could I have damaged it installing the heatsink? I do not recommend anyone getting the scythe infinity, it's so massive I couldn't fit it properly and the LGA775 method of attatching heatsinks is a bit rubbish anyway. It takes about 2-3 minutes from the start to load into the BIOS.
2. Main issue, which may be causing 1, is I'm fucked with my hard drives. I got 2xHitachi T7K500 250GB hard drives, and want to set them up in RAID0 for faster performance. However, it just wont work!!! There are three different controllers on the motherboard, I started with the intel... followed the instructions:
- go to bios change IDE configuration from IDE Standard to RAID
- restart and prses ctrl+I in POST to set up raid... this bit doesnt work. Ctrl+I doesn't do anything. After a while it comes up with 'intel storage controller' at the top but displays none of the options on screen. 2 minutes later it says something about not finding the boot information so please restart.
So after that, I changed the controller to the 'Ez something' which is ASUS' own controller. the theory is you just plug it in, change the jumper and it does it for you. I got a bit fruther with this, with some of the things working correctly. However in the BIOS where it lists devices none are detected.
I tried to install WinXP to see if I could get round it, but then it said no hard drives detected.
I don't know what else to do tbh.
1: The BIOS is so slow. Could I have damaged it installing the heatsink? I do not recommend anyone getting the scythe infinity, it's so massive I couldn't fit it properly and the LGA775 method of attatching heatsinks is a bit rubbish anyway. It takes about 2-3 minutes from the start to load into the BIOS.
2. Main issue, which may be causing 1, is I'm fucked with my hard drives. I got 2xHitachi T7K500 250GB hard drives, and want to set them up in RAID0 for faster performance. However, it just wont work!!! There are three different controllers on the motherboard, I started with the intel... followed the instructions:
- go to bios change IDE configuration from IDE Standard to RAID
- restart and prses ctrl+I in POST to set up raid... this bit doesnt work. Ctrl+I doesn't do anything. After a while it comes up with 'intel storage controller' at the top but displays none of the options on screen. 2 minutes later it says something about not finding the boot information so please restart.
So after that, I changed the controller to the 'Ez something' which is ASUS' own controller. the theory is you just plug it in, change the jumper and it does it for you. I got a bit fruther with this, with some of the things working correctly. However in the BIOS where it lists devices none are detected.
I tried to install WinXP to see if I could get round it, but then it said no hard drives detected.
I don't know what else to do tbh.
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Windows needs a driver disk (floppy disk, btw) for most most RAID setups. You should be able to download it from the Asus website if it's an Asus RAID.
Then you just press F6 near the beginning of Windows setup and follow the instructions.
I'd double-check the cabling, then see if there's any settings that allow you to turn off a controller if you have nothing connected to it.
If your drives are S-ATA, are you sure you plugged them in two slots that can be used for RAID? Not every pair will do, as far as I know.
Now just need to get it set up. I really need a KVM switch or something, rather than swapping cables every few minutes.