Hello Jason,
Wednesday, April 17, 2002, 1:41:29 PM, you wrote:
JD> My system is using a KR7A-RAID with dual boot OS running Win 2000 Pro and Win XP Pro, it has 512 MB of DDR ECC Registered RAM. Runs on an AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (1.533GHz), video is an ATI All-in
JD> Wonder 8500, sound is a Creative Sound Blaster Audigy with IEEE 1394. It is all powered by a 400 watt PS. Two 40 Gig IBM Deskstar 7200RPM hardrives are set as RAID Stripe 0. Every so often my
JD> system goes past POST and brings up a critical status window during BIOS saying my Stripe Array has failed. One particular thing is if it doesn't happen and there is a good boot, and I leave the
JD> power on, but restart (warm boot) the machine, it won't happen. But at random, once the system is shut off, the Stripe array says it has failed. If I go into the BIOS to view the array, there is
JD> no array, I can't delete the RAID or recreate it. On a good boot however, I managed to enter the BIOS and view the array, was able to delete it and recreate it. However this did not solve the
JD> problem. I have tested the rounded IDE cables by also using flat IDE ribbons, with no affect. I have removed all my cards (except video) to see if there might have been some conflict, no affect.
JD> I have increased and decreased the Core voltage of the system (specifically on the RAM), no affect, I have replaced the RAM (ECC and Registered) with non ECC or registered (Plain 512MB PC2100
JD> DDR), no affect.
JD> I can't return the mobo back to where I got it, since the warranty has expired so I'm thinking I should flash the BIOS as a last resort, unless anyone has an answer. What could the problem be and
JD> how could I fix it?
I have the KV200 mobo with Athlon 850 and 512 MB (Dimm 133MHz) with
IDE Raid. Note that win2000 Server is installed on common HDD 10GB
and IDE Raid 0 for second HDD 20GB (used as an archive). As I know IDE
Raid is installed not from BIOS Setup (here it can be only ENABLED)
but from Floppy with Raid drivers utility. Furthermore, in my case I
can install Raid drivers in any time I want to, however in your case
the Raid drivers should be installed before System installation. The only
problem occured with Raid was it's owerheating (two winchesters were
close to each other). I installed two coolers and the problem was solved.
The data were restored by Raid Health utility. In the Device Management
Console I often delete Raid and reinstal (no problems occured).
In my opinion it is very dangerouse to use IDE Raid for a system disk.
System can be reinstalled in any time you need, but data have to be
stored on Raid.
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Best regards,
Yakymakha
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