Biostar A85W RAID 0 Boot

[RadioactiveIsotope]

I'm trying to set up 2 64GB SSDs on RAID 0 through SATA  as my Windows 10 boot drive. I'm upgrading from Windows 7, so I'm using a Windows 7 x64 install disk. I've configured my BIOS to and set up the Logical Drive, and the drive shows up in the boot loading screen. However, the Windows 7 install disk won't recognize the LD. I've looked at the A85W downloadable content, and I see the Serial ATA RAID file I can download, as well as AMD RAIDXpert Driver all the way at the bottom. I also made sure I have the latest BIOS version.

 

I'm thinking the install disk needs me to load these files as drivers to be able to recognize the LD. However, the Windows 7 x64 download is 0KB. I tried the W7 x84 download, as well as the XP x64, and they both actually showed up as actual files, but neither would load when I prompted the install disk. I also tried the AMD RAIDXpert Driver, but that didn't work either. I emailed Biostar about the missing file, but I'm worried that won't work either, because when I try to load the other drivers, it says "No signed device drivers were found." This makes me worry that the file type isn't even correct.

 

If Biostar can't provide the W7 x64 SATA RAID file, or that doesn't work, is there anything else I should try? I specifically want to use these as the boot drive on this machine, so I don't think I can use the Windows solution for RAID, but correct me if I'm wrong.

[VulcanAndroid]

9 hours ago, RadioactiveIsotope said:

I'm trying to set up 2 64GB SSDs on RAID 0 through SATA  as my Windows 10 boot drive. I'm upgrading from Windows 7, so I'm using a Windows 7 x64 install disk. I've configured my BIOS to and set up the Logical Drive, and the drive shows up in the boot loading screen. However, the Windows 7 install disk won't recognize the LD. I've looked at the A85W downloadable content, and I see the Serial ATA RAID file I can download, as well as AMD RAIDXpert Driver all the way at the bottom. I also made sure I have the latest BIOS version.

 

I'm thinking the install disk needs me to load these files as drivers to be able to recognize the LD. However, the Windows 7 x64 download is 0KB. I tried the W7 x84 download, as well as the XP x64, and they both actually showed up as actual files, but neither would load when I prompted the install disk. I also tried the AMD RAIDXpert Driver, but that didn't work either. I emailed Biostar about the missing file, but I'm worried that won't work either, because when I try to load the other drivers, it says "No signed device drivers were found." This makes me worry that the file type isn't even correct.

 

If Biostar can't provide the W7 x64 SATA RAID file, or that doesn't work, is there anything else I should try? I specifically want to use these as the boot drive on this machine, so I don't think I can use the Windows solution for RAID, but correct me if I'm wrong.

This kind of thing is always an irritation. Probably the easiest (albeit more expensive) solution is to buy a cheap RAID card and do it that way instead of using the onboard RAID.

 

When you download the Windows 7 x64 driver is there an actual file that is downloaded? How are you attempting to load the drivers? (USB, CD/DVD?)

[RadioactiveIsotope]

33 minutes ago, VulcanAndroid said:

This kind of thing is always an irritation. Probably the easiest (albeit more expensive) solution is to buy a cheap RAID card and do it that way instead of using the onboard RAID.

 

When you download the Windows 7 x64 driver is there an actual file that is downloaded? How are you attempting to load the drivers? (USB, CD/DVD?)

The file showed up, but it was just 0KB. Biostar responded and supplied me with the SATA RAID W7 x64 file. Apparently the file download was only broken on their US page, so they referred me to their global download page. I loaded the folder onto a USB, and now the driver shows up, loads, and the LD appears. Now I just have to deal with the W10 upgrade taking 4 hours

[VulcanAndroid]

4 hours ago, RadioactiveIsotope said:

The file showed up, but it was just 0KB. Biostar responded and supplied me with the SATA RAID W7 x64 file. Apparently the file download was only broken on their US page, so they referred me to their global download page. I loaded the folder onto a USB, and now the driver shows up, loads, and the LD appears. Now I just have to deal with the W10 upgrade taking 4 hours

Gotta love those broken links!

 

Glad to hear your problem is solved.

 

Have patience with the Windows 10 upgrade.

[RadioactiveIsotope]

10 hours ago, VulcanAndroid said:

Gotta love those broken links!

 

Glad to hear your problem is solved.

 

Have patience with the Windows 10 upgrade.

Ugh, I just spent the last 18 hours trying to get the W10 upgrade to work, and now the LD will boot W10, but if I connect any of my other 3 drives, I get the Inaccessible Boot Device error