HRM
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join:2002-02-03
Darien, CT
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 ·Vonage
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Re: [motherboard] Computer can't see RAID drives with NIC insta
This is an odd situation. I might try taking out one drive and the SATA controller and see if you can get the NIC installed, then replace the controller.
This may totally hose things, but once it gets into windows and is detected, maybe it will get past this issue. |
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johnpsph
join:2003-11-16
Saint Louis, MO | Ouch. That worked, but when I set it back up with the raid, I ended up with the same problem, and I couldn't boot windows, so i had to reinstall |
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kba4
join:2001-10-23
Akron, OH
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| let us know if and when it's working, my experience with 2k3 (and 2k) server is hit and miss for some things. for instance, running RRaS to share the net on a domain can sometimes work only when the NIC's (two are required) are initialized in a certain particular order. I've never found the actual rhyme or reason to it, and always had to use trial and error: Stop RRaS, open Network Connections and Disable one and then both adapters, Start RRaS, Enable one and then the other adapter... rinse repeat sometimes 100x or more and eventually it works. thankfully the reboots are far and few between with 2k3 but 2k needed them at almost every windows update! ah well... |
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johnpsph
join:2003-11-16
Saint Louis, MO | Well, I'm just finally getting 2k3 reinstalled, and I'm also updating the BIOS to see if that might help. Otherwise, i'm pretty much at a dead end, so I could still really use some help |
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kba4
join:2001-10-23
Akron, OH
·RoadRunner Cable
| not that I can promise anything but others that may read this thread could use all the info possible to solve the problem here. post the NIC's you've tried (brand, model), maybe there's something in common with them all. What I'm getting at is, perhaps an investment in a higher-end NIC, something made by 3COM or Intel, would be worthwhile. of course without knowing much about your past attempts, it's hard to say.
also, let's not rule out the other things entirely: RAM, mobo, HDD's- these can all potentially create problems of their own too.
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