cgsigns_jamie
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I thought the same thing when I posted those photos. I started the format process at 8:30 and it just now finished. Windows just loaded and still no new HDD in device manager or computer management :-(
No windows has no idea it even exists.
After it formated I did go back and try to create a new array but it still won't let me create an array with just one drive.
It might be easier for me to just buy another drive for $80 and have 1 TB worth of RIP space. Just use RAID striping.
If I were to do that could I get an SATA cable with two ends on it for the two drives like the old IDE cables used to have? My mother board only has two SATA ports on it.
I am running out of ideas here.... You could try installing SATA RAID drivers for the "Perc 2s) controller, but I would assume that they would have had to already been installed to get your original drive to show up. You should be able to download them from Dell.com.
You can search the stop error that you get when you change the setting to "raid off" and also include "perc 2s" in the search, there are a lot of results and solutions, but all the ones that I have seen are folks going the other way, "raid off" to "raid on". You are going the opposite direction.
Yes those drivers already show up in Device Manager.
... I wonder what might happen if I disable those drivers, then reboot with RAID off?? Probably render windows useless then??
Techman... Yes all the hard drives are SATA. I do have a DVD burner that is a parallel drive, as well as a floppy drive. I'm not sure why I would need a RAID card to use my DVD drive as it works fine now...