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PangingJr · May 3, 2008, 01:52 AM

once you finish backing up your files, and before you delete and recreate the RAID array and volumes, try this first, this may not help in your case but try it.

turn off the computer, unplug and replug all SATA cables from both ends of the cable, CLR_CMOS,
and then restart the computer and go into BIOS setup (no need to go into the Intel Matrix Storage Manager OROM page), and reset the Integrated Peripherals page for the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode [RAID] and SATA Port0-3 Native Mode [Enabled] and the rest as you usually set them, but do not overclock yet, and then Save & Exit the setup.

if the CLR_CMOS doesn't help, you can try reflashing BIOS with the same or a different version of BIOS.

I had that worked for me a few months ago after some bad overclocking attempts, then got a few, failed member drives and some Windows important boot files is missing. it doesn't seems to work, but it did work.

just a note, about the QFlash utility that exist on Gigabyte's boards, if you've never noticed this (small) problem before.

in some version of BIOS's... if your BIOS and IMSM OROM has been set to use RAID and if you load BIOS optimal default setting before you perform the BIOS reflash and you also use an USB drive to store your BIOS file and you also use the QFlash utility for the BIOS flashing, then when you use the End key at the system boots to get to the QFlash utility, and you find you are not able to select the USB drive... or sometimes, your keyboard stops working all of sudden in the QFlash utility page.

i find that i can fix this by, make sure that you reset the Integrated Peripherals page, for the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode to [RAID] before you enter the QFlash utility.

May 3, 2008, 01:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,875	once you finish backing up your files, and before you delete and recreate the RAID array and volumes, try this first, this may not help in your case but try it. turn off the computer, unplug and replug all SATA cables from both ends of the cable, CLR_CMOS, and then restart the computer and go into BIOS setup (no need to go into the Intel Matrix Storage Manager OROM page), and reset the Integrated Peripherals page for the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode [RAID] and SATA Port0-3 Native Mode [Enabled] and the rest as you usually set them, but do not overclock yet, and then Save & Exit the setup. if the CLR_CMOS doesn't help, you can try reflashing BIOS with the same or a different version of BIOS. I had that worked for me a few months ago after some bad overclocking attempts, then got a few, failed member drives and some Windows important boot files is missing. it doesn't seems to work, but it did work. just a note, about the QFlash utility that exist on Gigabyte's boards, if you've never noticed this (small) problem before. in some version of BIOS's... if your BIOS and IMSM OROM has been set to use RAID and if you load BIOS optimal default setting before you perform the BIOS reflash and you also use an USB drive to store your BIOS file and you also use the QFlash utility for the BIOS flashing, then when you use the End key at the system boots to get to the QFlash utility, and you find you are not able to select the USB drive... or sometimes, your keyboard stops working all of sudden in the QFlash utility page. i find that i can fix this by, make sure that you reset the Integrated Peripherals page, for the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode to [RAID] before you enter the QFlash utility. __________________ Q9300 @ 500FSB Q9300 @ 3.60GHz 4x1GB DDR2-1333 (PC2-10666) ------------------------------------------------- Don't worry overly much about whether a specific KB article exists for your version of Windows. Standard practice is to grab whatever's available and apply the principles. (I grabbed from the web. Written by someone, somewhere on the web) Last edited by PangingJr; May 3, 2008 at 05:31 AM.