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I am replacing two 1GB SATA RAID hard drives with a new 750 GB SATA hard drive. It isn’t a RAID. The motherboard, ASUS A8V-E Deluxe, isn’t recognizing it. When I look for drivers on its web site, it only lists the RAID driver. Does this mean I can’t use the new drive? If I can, where can I find the drivers or will the RAID drivers work with the SATA (non-raid) hard drive?

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Does the last post in ASUS A8V-E SE, new Hitachi 500gb SATA not seen in Bios[/url] shed any light?

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Does the last post in ASUS A8V-E SE, new Hitachi 500gb SATA not seen in Bios[/url] shed any light?

Yes, I did find this post but it is for an SE model and that type may accept SATA hard drives. I have the Deluxe model and that might only take SATA RAID HDs. The web site only mentions RAIDs.

Does anyone know if some motherboards are set up only for RAIDs and I won’t be able to use a standard SATA hard drives? Am I stuck to only using RAID drives?

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I have never seen a motherboard that supports [acronym=Redundant Array of Independent Disks]RAID[/acronym] and not [acronym=Just a Bunch of Disks]JBOD[/acronym].

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I have never seen a motherboard that supports [acronym=Redundant Array of Independent Disks]RAID[/acronym] and not [acronym=Just a Bunch of Disks]JBOD[/acronym].

Well, since I replaced the RAID hard drives with the new single SATA hard drive, the motherboard can’t access them. Since the only difference is the RAID archeticture, I would have to assume I need to change those RAID settings. I think they are in the PC’s BIOS, which I can access but don’t see any reference to it. Or in the RAID’s adapter BIOS and I haven’t figured out how to look at that yet. I am hoping those instructions are in the motherboard manual.

Am I on the right track or is there something else I need to look into? I didn’t think this was going to be this difficult but I guess that’s why we have forums.

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Am I on the right track or is there something else I need to look into?…

You certainly need to tell the BIOS how the drives are configured. If the motherboard thinks you have a RAID and you are just using standalone disks then that’s not going to work.

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Am I on the right track or is there something else I need to look into?…

You certainly need to tell the BIOS how the drives are configured. If the motherboard thinks you have a RAID and you are just using standalone disks then that’s not going to work.

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Am I on the right track or is there something else I need to look into?…

You certainly need to tell the BIOS how the drives are configured. If the motherboard thinks you have a RAID and you are just using standalone disks then that’s not going to work.

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Am I on the right track or is there something else I need to look into?…

You certainly need to tell the BIOS how the drives are configured. If the motherboard thinks you have a RAID and you are just using standalone disks then that’s not going to work.

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Am I on the right track or is there something else I need to look into?…

You certainly need to tell the BIOS how the drives are configured. If the motherboard thinks you have a RAID and you are just using standalone disks then that’s not going to work.

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Am I on the right track or is there something else I need to look into?…

You certainly need to tell the BIOS how the drives are configured. If the motherboard thinks you have a RAID and you are just using standalone disks then that’s not going to work.

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Am I on the right track or is there something else I need to look into?…

You certainly need to tell the BIOS how the drives are configured. If the motherboard thinks you have a RAID and you are just using standalone disks then that’s not going to work.

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Am I on the right track or is there something else I need to look into?…

You certainly need to tell the BIOS how the drives are configured. If the motherboard thinks you have a RAID and you are just using standalone disks then that’s not going to work.

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I have never seen a motherboard that supports [acronym=Redundant Array of Independent Disks]RAID[/acronym] and not [acronym=Just a Bunch of Disks]JBOD[/acronym].

The manual for the motherboard has a subheading called installing a hard drive. But this is a subheading under RAID Configuration heading. This is begining to sound like this is only for a RAID configuration. The manual also says the motherboard has an integrated RAID controller. I think I can’t do this without two hard drives.

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I went into the PC’s BIOS and I did finally find the SATA mode not where I thought it should be. I changed the mode from RAID to IDE. It still did not find the new drive. The drive is connected using SATA cables not IDE cables even though the mode is now IDE but I think that’s okay.

Another strange thing is according to the manual, if I press the tab key during POST it will put me into the RAID BIOS. The motherboard has in integrated RAID controller so it should work. However, when I tried it, it just continues to try and boot up.

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Most SATA disk controllers allow you to select either AHCI mode or IDE mode. Sometimes there is a third RAID mode.

IDE mode provides maximum compatibility with older hardware and software. For example you can install Windows XP with no additional drivers. AHCI mode provides maximum flexibility for newer software to do clever things.

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Most SATA disk controllers allow you to select either AHCI mode or IDE mode. Sometimes there is a third RAID mode.

IDE mode provides maximum compatibility with older hardware and software. For example you can install Windows XP with no additional drivers. AHCI mode provides maximum flexibility for newer software to do clever things.

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Most SATA disk controllers allow you to select either AHCI mode or IDE mode. Sometimes there is a third RAID mode.

IDE mode provides maximum compatibility with older hardware and software. For example you can install Windows XP with no additional drivers. AHCI mode provides maximum flexibility for newer software to do clever things.

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Most SATA disk controllers allow you to select either AHCI mode or IDE mode. Sometimes there is a third RAID mode.

IDE mode provides maximum compatibility with older hardware and software. For example you can install Windows XP with no additional drivers. AHCI mode provides maximum flexibility for newer software to do clever things.

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Most SATA disk controllers allow you to select either AHCI mode or IDE mode. Sometimes there is a third RAID mode.

IDE mode provides maximum compatibility with older hardware and software. For example you can install Windows XP with no additional drivers. AHCI mode provides maximum flexibility for newer software to do clever things.

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Most SATA disk controllers allow you to select either AHCI mode or IDE mode. Sometimes there is a third RAID mode.

IDE mode provides maximum compatibility with older hardware and software. For example you can install Windows XP with no additional drivers. AHCI mode provides maximum flexibility for newer software to do clever things.

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Most SATA disk controllers allow you to select either AHCI mode or IDE mode. Sometimes there is a third RAID mode.

IDE mode provides maximum compatibility with older hardware and software. For example you can install Windows XP with no additional drivers. AHCI mode provides maximum flexibility for newer software to do clever things.

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Most SATA disk controllers allow you to select either AHCI mode or IDE mode. Sometimes there is a third RAID mode.

IDE mode provides maximum compatibility with older hardware and software. For example you can install Windows XP with no additional drivers. AHCI mode provides maximum flexibility for newer software to do clever things.

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I went into the PC’s BIOS and I did finally find the SATA mode not where I thought it should be. I changed the mode from RAID to IDE. It still did not find the new drive. The drive is connected using SATA cables not IDE cables even though the mode is now IDE but I think that’s okay.

Another strange thing is according to the manual, if I press the tab key during POST it will put me into the RAID BIOS. The motherboard has in integrated RAID controller so it should work. However, when I tried it, it just continues to try and boot up.

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I went into the PC’s BIOS and I did finally find the SATA mode not where I thought it should be. I changed the mode from RAID to IDE. It still did not find the new drive. The drive is connected using SATA cables not IDE cables even though the mode is now IDE but I think that’s okay.

Another strange thing is according to the manual, if I press the tab key during POST it will put me into the RAID BIOS. The motherboard has in integrated RAID controller so it should work. However, when I tried it, it just continues to try and boot up.

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I went into the PC’s BIOS and I did finally find the SATA mode not where I thought it should be. I changed the mode from RAID to IDE. It still did not find the new drive. The drive is connected using SATA cables not IDE cables even though the mode is now IDE but I think that’s okay.

Another strange thing is according to the manual, if I press the tab key during POST it will put me into the RAID BIOS. The motherboard has in integrated RAID controller so it should work. However, when I tried it, it just continues to try and boot up.

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I went into the PC’s BIOS and I did finally find the SATA mode not where I thought it should be. I changed the mode from RAID to IDE. It still did not find the new drive. The drive is connected using SATA cables not IDE cables even though the mode is now IDE but I think that’s okay.

Another strange thing is according to the manual, if I press the tab key during POST it will put me into the RAID BIOS. The motherboard has in integrated RAID controller so it should work. However, when I tried it, it just continues to try and boot up.

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I went into the PC’s BIOS and I did finally find the SATA mode not where I thought it should be. I changed the mode from RAID to IDE. It still did not find the new drive. The drive is connected using SATA cables not IDE cables even though the mode is now IDE but I think that’s okay.

Another strange thing is according to the manual, if I press the tab key during POST it will put me into the RAID BIOS. The motherboard has in integrated RAID controller so it should work. However, when I tried it, it just continues to try and boot up.

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I went into the PC’s BIOS and I did finally find the SATA mode not where I thought it should be. I changed the mode from RAID to IDE. It still did not find the new drive. The drive is connected using SATA cables not IDE cables even though the mode is now IDE but I think that’s okay.

Another strange thing is according to the manual, if I press the tab key during POST it will put me into the RAID BIOS. The motherboard has in integrated RAID controller so it should work. However, when I tried it, it just continues to try and boot up.

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I went into the PC’s BIOS and I did finally find the SATA mode not where I thought it should be. I changed the mode from RAID to IDE. It still did not find the new drive. The drive is connected using SATA cables not IDE cables even though the mode is now IDE but I think that’s okay.

Another strange thing is according to the manual, if I press the tab key during POST it will put me into the RAID BIOS. The motherboard has in integrated RAID controller so it should work. However, when I tried it, it just continues to try and boot up.

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I have never seen a motherboard that supports [acronym=Redundant Array of Independent Disks]RAID[/acronym] and not [acronym=Just a Bunch of Disks]JBOD[/acronym].

The manual for the motherboard has a subheading called installing a hard drive. But this is a subheading under RAID Configuration heading. This is begining to sound like this is only for a RAID configuration. The manual also says the motherboard has an integrated RAID controller. I think I can’t do this without two hard drives.

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I have never seen a motherboard that supports [acronym=Redundant Array of Independent Disks]RAID[/acronym] and not [acronym=Just a Bunch of Disks]JBOD[/acronym].

The manual for the motherboard has a subheading called installing a hard drive. But this is a subheading under RAID Configuration heading. This is begining to sound like this is only for a RAID configuration. The manual also says the motherboard has an integrated RAID controller. I think I can’t do this without two hard drives.

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I have never seen a motherboard that supports [acronym=Redundant Array of Independent Disks]RAID[/acronym] and not [acronym=Just a Bunch of Disks]JBOD[/acronym].

The manual for the motherboard has a subheading called installing a hard drive. But this is a subheading under RAID Configuration heading. This is begining to sound like this is only for a RAID configuration. The manual also says the motherboard has an integrated RAID controller. I think I can’t do this without two hard drives.

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I have never seen a motherboard that supports [acronym=Redundant Array of Independent Disks]RAID[/acronym] and not [acronym=Just a Bunch of Disks]JBOD[/acronym].

The manual for the motherboard has a subheading called installing a hard drive. But this is a subheading under RAID Configuration heading. This is begining to sound like this is only for a RAID configuration. The manual also says the motherboard has an integrated RAID controller. I think I can’t do this without two hard drives.

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I have never seen a motherboard that supports [acronym=Redundant Array of Independent Disks]RAID[/acronym] and not [acronym=Just a Bunch of Disks]JBOD[/acronym].

The manual for the motherboard has a subheading called installing a hard drive. But this is a subheading under RAID Configuration heading. This is begining to sound like this is only for a RAID configuration. The manual also says the motherboard has an integrated RAID controller. I think I can’t do this without two hard drives.

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I have never seen a motherboard that supports [acronym=Redundant Array of Independent Disks]RAID[/acronym] and not [acronym=Just a Bunch of Disks]JBOD[/acronym].

The manual for the motherboard has a subheading called installing a hard drive. But this is a subheading under RAID Configuration heading. This is begining to sound like this is only for a RAID configuration. The manual also says the motherboard has an integrated RAID controller. I think I can’t do this without two hard drives.

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I have never seen a motherboard that supports [acronym=Redundant Array of Independent Disks]RAID[/acronym] and not [acronym=Just a Bunch of Disks]JBOD[/acronym].

The manual for the motherboard has a subheading called installing a hard drive. But this is a subheading under RAID Configuration heading. This is begining to sound like this is only for a RAID configuration. The manual also says the motherboard has an integrated RAID controller. I think I can’t do this without two hard drives.

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SOLUTION:

Just in case anyone else finds this thread because of a similar problem… I had help finding the solution. My drive can run as SATA150 (1.5 gbs) interface or SATA300 (3.0 gbs). The drive is initially set up as a SATA300. My motherboard could only process a SATA150. So I had to change the drive to a SATA150. You do that by using a jumper block and adding that to the jumper switch on the hard drive.

I had to call around for a store that sells jumper blocks. It was strange that Radio Shack didn’t have them but I did find a store (Fry’s). Then went to the store to buy a bag of 100 for almost $7 just to use one. But at least it worked! Seagate should supply one of them with each hard drive they sell.

Now that I have jumped (pardon the pun) over one hurdle I have another one. Neither Win 7, 64 bit or Win7, 32 bit will install properly on a clean drive. There was a problem with winload.exe or ntfs.sys respectively with each install. What’s up with this?

I am now off on another mystery.

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The drive is initially set up as a SATA300. My motherboard could only process a SATA150. So I had to change the drive to a SATA150.
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Which was exactly the issue referred to in one post in the link I posted above!
(“Your old SATA drive was the right speed but the new one has a 3gb/s transfer rate…”)

$7.00 for 100 jumper links is a ridiculous sum to pay. We pay about that for 1,000 but I guess they’ve got to cover the re-bagging and retail costs…

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What is your current hard drive setup in your system now? (i.e. how many drives do you have, which ports does the BIOS see hard drives on, and what drive are you trying to install Win7 on?).

Also, just to confirm; are you installing Windows 7 from an actual install disc, or doing some sort of restore operation from a disc image?

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