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06-27-2012, 10:08 PM
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MSI Z77A-G45 RAID Issues
Greetings...
Just got a new MSI MoBo and wanted to RAID 1 my two WD Caviar Black HDDs. However, everytime I enable RAID and reboot it goes to a black screen with two "Z"s randomly placed in the middle. I have tried everything I can think of, but always get the same results. I have successfully installed Windows 7 on one of the drives with AHCI mode enabled, and have also had IDE mode work fine... but as soon as I enable RAID - black screen. Everything else on the board seems to be fine. Anyone have any ideas? SYSTEM: MSI Z77A-G45 mobo Intel i5-3570 CPU Coolermaster Hyper 212+ EVO 8GB Crucial DDR3-1600 EVGA 560Ti 448 Core Classified (Primary) XFX 260GTX XXX Ed. (Physx) 2 x WD Caviar Black Dual-Proc HDDs LG DVD Super-Multi Burner Silverstone Decathalon 850W PSU Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit |
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06-28-2012, 09:21 AM
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Ensure the drives are connected to the correct SATA ports and consult your manual for instructions on how to set up the RAID array.
If you're still having problems after that, update the BIOS and try again.
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06-28-2012, 03:07 PM
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The drives are connected to ports 3 & 4 respectively (1 & 2 are 6GB ports). The manual only says to enable RAID and hit CTRL-I during POST. I updated the BIOS to current (2.4) before starting.
NOTE: Forgot to mention, once I get to the "black screen", it will only boot to that afterwards and needs a CMOS reset to fix. Thanks... |
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07-03-2012, 08:00 PM
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FIXED - Ended up reflashing the BIOS, which restored the RAID utility. BTW, my G15 keyboard would not register the CTRL-I to get into the utility... I had to use a PS/2 keyboard, which required a CMOS reset in order to recognize. Just posting this in case anyone else runs into this.
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