How to enable raid on sony vaio aw series laptop ?

[Evoss]

Hello guys
I really need help
I was trying to enable RAID om my laptop but I couldn't
Anybody can help ? am using South Bridge: Intel 82801IM ICH9M
and
Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller

Thnx

[kalniel]

For RAID you need:

2x the same hard drive
1x a raid controller

I doubt your laptop will have either.

[nightkhaos]

2x the same hard drive

A minimum of.

[Evoss]

A minimum of.

of course I have two HDDs but where is raid controller ?
I cant do anything in bios advanced menu is blank ...
there MUST be some way to enable RAID ... another AW series has got RAID enabled ...

[aidanjt]

For Intel chipsets, it's usually a matter of enabling RAID mode in the BIOS under a 'controller type' (should have the option of IDE, AHCI, and RAID modes) option. Then hit Ctrl+F after the POST screen. Few laptop BIOSes have the RAID mode available though. And since your southbridge chip is ICH9M (instead of ICH9MR), it's doubly unlikely that you have the option.

[Evoss]

so why one guy has this southbridge ?

and if you look on the right description there says on drive it's non -RAID ??? why ?

and this is mine :


what is the difference ?

[Evoss]

How to upload pictures WTF ?

[Evoss]

Oh dear you don't have here advanced menu to upload pictures ??

[Evoss]

so why one guy has this southbridge ?

and if you look on the right description there says on drive it's non -RAID ??? why ?

and this is mine :


what is the difference ?

[spoon_]

You have only one drive as I can see on that printscreen?

[Terbinator]

You need a Southbridge or platform controller hub which supports RAID and the other option being a RAID card( you wont be able to use this option). You have neither, you can not do it. The other guys laptop may have a ICHxR/PCH southbridge which supports RAID but the fact it says non-RAID says to me he isn't RAIDing them and as already mentioned its highly unlikely any laptops let you do this, it would be wiser just to stick an SSD in there instead.

[Agent]

The 2 screenshots are using different chipsets. It's showing his as none-RAID as he has the ability to use RAID, but is not using it.

You don't have the ability to use RAID on your system. It simply doesn't support it, sorry.

[Agent]

....and as already mentioned its highly unlikely any laptops let you do this

There are several laptops on the market which have RAID, but they are not very common.

[Evoss]

The 2 screenshots are using different chipsets. It's showing his as none-RAID as he has the ability to use RAID, but is not using it.

You don't have the ability to use RAID on your system. It simply doesn't support it, sorry.

Exactly only you have been completely right here ..
He have ability to enter to the raid option but he said he is not using it correct ..!

I know I don't have second drive but another my mate have connected 2 drives and he can't enable raid at all ..
And that first guy ordered second sata cable into the vaio ... installed in and automaticaly RAID turned on
but on that second mate it doesn't ... some aw series comes with prepared RAID some doesn't how is that possible when board is completly same ??
I ordered sata cable :


Looks like am done here ?

There is no any hacking system like you done on desktop here ?? above thread here --->> How to enable AHCI/RAID mode without reinstalling windows (P35/ICH9/ICH9R) (

[Evoss]

You need a Southbridge or platform controller hub which supports RAID and the other option being a RAID card( you wont be able to use this option). You have neither, you can not do it. The other guys laptop may have a ICHxR/PCH southbridge which supports RAID but the fact it says non-RAID says to me he isn't RAIDing them and as already mentioned its highly unlikely any laptops let you do this, it would be wiser just to stick an SSD in there instead.

I have one ssd for now and he has 2 ssd mate ...
I really want achieve about 400MB/s read and 350MB/s write (4k 40MB/s read 15MB/s Write ) on 2 samsung SSDs ..

[Terbinator]

² Intel® Matrix Storage Technology requires a motherboard with the Intel® 82801IEM (ICH9M-Enhanced) or Intel® 82801IBM (Intel ICH9M) I/O Controller Hub System. RAID controller in the BIOS enabled and the Intel Matrix Storage Technology software driver installed. Please consult your system vendor for more information.

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