Raid0 Windows Raid Controller Install Boot problem type thing ?!?!

[RobKeogh]

Hey guys, first post, greetings from the UK....

 

I'm doing a clean install of Windows7 on my home machine which I use as a media server, backup server and for VM's etc etc for my home.

Its been running for years with no major problems, however recently I decided to try and give it a new lease of life with some more ram, better cooling, a BIG cleanup and move the OS onto a SSD Raid0 setup

• Intel i5 2500
• Asus P8P67 Pro - (Link)
• 12 GB Ram
• 2 x AOC-SASLP-MV8 Sata Controllers, (Link) each with 8 x 1TB Drives.
• 2 x Samsung 840 EVO ssd setup in Raid0
• ((Basic graphics card ASUS I think, 1200w PSU, H80i cooling, noctua fans, setup in an original LianLi P343B .. in'case' your interested))

 

So issue I have is.

 

I have plugged the two SSD's into the Intel® P67(B3) chipset sockets and set them up as Raid0 by selecting Raid in the bios and Ctrl&I during boot and setting up the raid. What I did then is unplug every drive (So I didn't wipe anything by mistake) apart from my two ssd's in Raid0 and everything installed fine. After updating and doing the usual stuff I plugged in my SATA controllers and other Sata drives and I got a Grub Rescue screen. (I did have linux installed for 4 or 5 years..)

 

So I then went through every concievable boot practice and could not get Windows 7 to boot up from the Raid set. (Changing boot order in bios, using repair on the install disk etc)

 

So next I wiped my raid so it was like new, set it up again as above but this time left all my drives plugged and tried to install Windows. Now, when it comes to choosing the install location it says windows can't be installed to this disk. If I take out the raid set and set the drives to singular, change Raid to AHCI or the other one.. (sorry forgot) in the BIOS it does the same thing.

 

So it seems to be my Sata controllers causing a problem when installing Windows even though I am not trying to install to drives plugged into the controllers ?!?!

 

BTW I have installed the latest 3 Bios versions for my MB each giving the same result.

 

Am I missing something here, (I've been at it for a while now and searched many forum posts)?? I am not massively computer literate btw, so be gentle on the geek lingo

 

Many Thanks in advance..