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Old 06-10-2008, 11:28 AM   #59 (permalink)
TiaZzz
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Re: How to enable AHCI/RAID mode without reinstalling windows (P35/ICH9/ICH9R)

I recently picked up a couple of 750GB Spinpoints that I'm trying to run in a RAID1 on my ASUS P5E(ICH9R). Googling around this thread seems to be the best source of information on how to switch my current SATA config to RAID without having to reinstall my 64b Vista. It's currently BSOD-ing(for a spilt second before it reboots instantly) if I swap from SATA to RAID.

I've tried several of the suggested methods described in this thread, but they usually refer to AHCI, ICH8, XP, outdated versions or any combination of these issues.

ICH9R-RAID.reg looks like a simple redirect to IH8R-RAID.reg. I'm not an expert in Windows, but the device IDs seem wrong for a ICH9 chip. I've gathered that simply using the AHCI reg file is no good if I want to enable RAID. The links to download specific versions of Intel Storage Manager Software all seem dead. Does the version matter or can I go with current 8.5(IIRC)?

Thanks for a great thread and looking at the last days of results, I'd say it's the best one on the subject. It's just a little dated from being perfect.

Edit: Seems I can't post links before I've made at least 5 posts. Hope the above makes sense.
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