Hmmm ... Let me see if I understand you correctly.
On the promise RAID subsystem you have 2 HDD's in a RAID 0 configuration.
Now you've attached an additional single drive to one of the SATA ports
attached to the ICH5R controller.
Running Windows XP, so you've chosen enhanced mode for the ICH5.
All good so far.
Now since there is a single SATA drive on the ICH5 you can't choose RAID for
this controller, you must choose IDE mode. Can't have RAID with a single
drive!
And ... nope, you can't split the RAID across both subsystems. i.e. A single
RAID volume spanning drive on the Promise and Intel subsystems is not going
to happen. They may as well be in a separate PC.
A single drive on the Intel is just fine in IDE mode though, but not RAID
mode. As you've seen, without two SATA drives attached to the Intel chip
none show up in RAID mode. In IDE mode it's all good though.
"snoopy" <snoop-dog.TakeThisOut@my-doghouse.com> wrote in message
news:2ZOdnayW6bL3VMTdRVn-uw@comcast.com...
> It is my understanding from reading the manual (might be wrong) that you
can
> use EITHER pair of SATA connectors but not both. This is the Intel based
> RAID. (two drives total)
>
> There is a seperate IDE connector for the Promise based RAID. (two drives
> total)
>
> And then there is the secondary IDE channel for two more devices.
>
>
> "kitrecor" <kitrecor.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:90ae01b4.0403150515.60505295@posting.google.com...
> > Understood...I have installed the latest SATA and RAID drivers from
> > ASUS site using F6 option in Windows XP setup and have successfully
> > configured the 2 SATA_RAID ports and running RAID 0 ok. I subsequenty
> > (and unsuccessfully)tried to attach a SATA MAXTOR CALYPSO 160gb hard
> > drive to the 'non-raid' SATA ports (there are 2 of them). I have
> > reviewed the BIOS settings and have selected the 'enhanced' option
> > (which is for XP) and the 'raid' option but BIOS fails to recognize
> > the SATA attached drive (I am assuming that if BIOS did recognize the
> > SATA attached drive it would show up somewhere in BIOS so I could
> > configure).
> >
> > So I am wondering if the motherboard only allows EITHER a raid
> > configuration OR a non-raid configuration....which doesn't really make
> > sense but otherwise why would this be so unobvious?
> >
> > I am thinking of just buying a separate Promise Raid card and using
> > the motherboard as SATA non-raid...unless you might have the answer I
> > am searching for? Thanks
> >
> >
> > "anon" <anon.TakeThisOut@spoof.com> wrote in message
> news:<HX35c.6$zX4.4@newsfe1-win>...
> > > As I understand the specs you have the option to run raid, if
required,
> > > simultaneously of both sets of connectors.
> > > The Sata connectors are not raid connectors, simply sata connectors.
The
> > > raid option is configured by drivers.
> > > In order to connect to sata connectors on the non Promise controler
side
> you
> > > need to have the sata drivers installed. Whether or not you utilise
> raid.
> > >
> > >
> > > "kitrecor" <kitrecor.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:90ae01b4.0403140950.4e34583e@posting.google.com...
> > > > Running 2 WD Raptors in RAID 0 off the Promise 378 Controller using
> > > > SATA1_RAID and SATA2_RAID.
> > > >
> > > > Have added additional MAXTOR SATA 160GB drive to SATA1 but not able
to
> > > > get the system to recognize this SATA drive. BIOS set to 'enhanced'
> > > > and 'raid'.
> > > >
> > > > Is it possible to run Promise as RAID 0 and have other drives setup
as
> > > > non-RAID using the SATA1 and SATA2 non-RAID connectors?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance
> > > > Kit
>
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