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hi! so my computer just randomly shut down and went to BlueScreen, it says i need a driver for my RAID controller. i read what you said and it seemed like u know a lot about it, and i'm totally freaking out cuz if my computer gets messed up again my mom will kill me, and plus all my documents and pictures and things on here are like my life...
is my computer using RAID automatically?? or how do i find that out??
and if i install a driver, using the instructions it gives me, is there anything i need to do before i follow those instructions?? its not gonna delete all my files right????
if you could help that'd be soooo amazing!!
thank you!!
> On Tuesday, November 25, 2008 3:17 AM xxxxx wrote:
> I'm using an ASUS PC & have just re-loaded Windows XP Home I've loaded up
> all the disks I've previously done. But It's asking for 'RAID Controller'
> in System Properties, Device Manager, in Other devices. What is it after,
> what is RAID Controller for?
>> On Tuesday, November 25, 2008 8:42 AM Don Phillipson wrote:
>> "xxxxx" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:ej$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>
>> If you have no ASUS motherboard manual, consult the ASUS
>> web site or Wikipedia at
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID
>> RAID is set on/off somewhere among the BIOS menus.
>> Unless you need to mirror (duplicate) a hard drive, disable RAID.
>>
>> --
>> Don Phillipson
>> Carlsbad Springs
>> (Ottawa, Canada)
>>> On Tuesday, November 25, 2008 8:56 AM Malke wrote:
>>> xxxxx wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> The RAID controller is on your motherboard and needs drivers whether you are
>>> using RAID or not. Get the drivers from Asus's tech support website for
>>> your specific model machine.
>>>
>>> Malke
>>> --
>>> MS-MVP
>>> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
>>> FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>>>> On Tuesday, November 25, 2008 10:20 AM Don Schmidt wrote:
>>>> You need to know some things about the hardware in your computer:
>>>> Do you know if the computer was configured with RAID ARRAY? Two duplicate
>>>> hard drives with drive/s C (and D etc) on both drives.
>>>>
>>>> RAID Array is the way my ASUS motherboard is setup, two hard drives with C &
>>>> D on both. What happens on one drive happens on the second drive. It is a
>>>> guarantee to prevent loss of data. If one drive goes bad the second drive
>>>> continues to work until you unplug the bad drive and put in a new drive;
>>>> then all of surviving drive is copied over to the new drive.
>>>>
>>>> So, the first thing you need to know is how your computer was designed.
>>>>
>>>> When you did the Windows reinstall, did you delete all of the files off the
>>>> drive? Did you reformat the drive? I don't mean to say do these things,
>>>> just did you do them. If you did and your computer was setup with a RAID
>>>> ARRAY one of the drives isn't being used.
>>>>
>>>> If you don't mind looking into the BIOS you could look under the MAIN
>>>> heading, IDE Configuration, Configure SATA and see what has been selected.
>>>> The three choices are, IDE, RAID, AHCI.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Don - Windows XP Pro? SP 3
>>>> Vancouver, USA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "xxxxx" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:ej$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> On Tuesday, November 25, 2008 10:31 AM John McKenzie wrote:
>>>>> xxxxx wrote:
>>>>> If you have a raid configuration on your PC you will find the raid
>>>>> controller software on the motherboard CD or DVD. Simply copy it to a
>>>>> floppy drive or CD. During the windows setup you probably get a request
>>>>> to press F6 to install the RAID drivers.
>>>>>> On Tuesday, November 25, 2008 5:30 PM Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:20:07 -0800, "Don Schmidt" <Don
>>>>>> (E-Mail Removed)red_1987> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There are several different types of RAID. What you describe is not
>>>>>> RAID in general, but simply one of those several different types. It's
>>>>>> RAID 1, also called mirroring.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It is no such guarantee at all. The purpose of RAID1 is redundancy.
>>>>>> It's used in situations where it's critical that the system stay up,
>>>>>> and any down time costs them a lot of money. So RAID1 achieves that by
>>>>>> keeping the system running if a drive fails without having any down
>>>>>> time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Since home users hardly ever need that kind of redundancy, RAID1 is
>>>>>> almost always wrong for them. The reason that RAID1 should not be
>>>>>> considered a backup technique to protect your data is that it leaves
>>>>>> you vulnerable to all kinds of potential losses of your data: for
>>>>>> example, severe power problems, electrical storms, virus attacks, even
>>>>>> theft of the computer. Companies that use RAID1 almost invariably
>>>>>> *also* have a backup procedure in place. Almost all home users don't
>>>>>> need both and should have backup in place, not RAID1. And the backup
>>>>>> should be stored on *external* media, kept separate from the computer.
>>>>>> You can read more about why any version of RAID is inappropriate for
>>>>>> most home users at this web site:
>>>>>> http://www.pugetsystems.com/articles?&id=29
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>>>>>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>>>>>>> On Tuesday, November 25, 2008 7:18 PM Don Schmidt wrote:
>>>>>>> Ken,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think you misunderstood my comments. I didn't say the RAID ARRAY was a way
>>>>>>> of backing up, it's a way of ensuring no loss of data do to hard drive
>>>>>>> failure. Also provides a quick and easy method of restoring a failed drive.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Also, I don't rely on the dual hard drives as a backup, I backup to an
>>>>>>> alternate storage facility; network hard drive off location.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Loss of my data do to power outage or spikes is next to impossible, at least
>>>>>>> improbable for I have an APC RS-1500 UPS. It also provides me with a 30
>>>>>>> minute working window if the AC is lost.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And yes, my files warrant extreme safeguard measures.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I do fail in my protection plan if subjected to nuclear attack. If that
>>>>>>> happens, I guess I'll have to start over from scratch. Damn, that's going
>>>>>>> to be tough.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Take care,
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Don - Vancouver, USA
>>>>>>> "May your shadow be found in happy places." - Native North American
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:50 PM yet wrote:
>>>>>>>> A chipset floppy is created off you ASUS disk...that is what I used for my
>>>>>>>> P5K Premium. Windows asks for this in the start of the install (F6). To setup
>>>>>>>> raid it is accessed through 'crtl+I' while it is booting up...it goes by
>>>>>>>> quick so just start hitting it when you power up. Select which configuration
>>>>>>>> you want. After that, in the bios setup... set to 'intel controller' J micron
>>>>>>>> sucks. I can get back to you on my settings in the bios on the raid
>>>>>>>> controller. Let me know if this is what you are looking for.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "xxxxx" wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, November 26, 2008 5:43 AM xxxxx wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 'Hopefully you have got mail!'
>>>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, November 26, 2008 6:36 AM xxxxx wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> No you have not . The email address bounced
>>>>>>>>>> (E-Mail Removed)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Take a look here: -
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.angelfire.com/planet/extras0/raid.html
>>>>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, November 26, 2008 10:16 AM Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:18:50 -0800, "Don Schmidt" <Don
>>>>>>>>>>> (E-Mail Removed)red_1987> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Well, maybe, but I don't think so.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> No, you didn't say it directly, but to the great majority of home
>>>>>>>>>>> users with RAID 1 (again, note that it's important to specify which
>>>>>>>>>>> version of RAID you're talking about; RAID 0, for example, is
>>>>>>>>>>> completely different), they think of it as a substitute for backup.
>>>>>>>>>>> The purpose of my message was not to argue with you, but to point out
>>>>>>>>>>> to others reading it here that it should *not* be thought of a
>>>>>>>>>>> substitute for backup.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Well, maybe. But if, for example, the cause of the drive failure is a
>>>>>>>>>>> power surge caused by a nearby lightning strike, it could very easily
>>>>>>>>>>> fry both drives in the array simultaneously.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> True. But since having an image or clone backup provides the same
>>>>>>>>>>> thing, I see no real value in RAID 1 for the great majority of home
>>>>>>>>>>> users.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Great! Glad to hear it! But once again, the great majority of home
>>>>>>>>>>> users with RAID 1 do rely on it as backup. The reason I posted what I
>>>>>>>>>>> did was to dissuade anyone who has that point of view or might be
>>>>>>>>>>> persuaded to take that point of view.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Again, very good and glad to hear it. I recommend that everyone do
>>>>>>>>>>> that sort of thing. But note that although that will protect you
>>>>>>>>>>> against most normal power spikes, it won't protect you against the
>>>>>>>>>>> enormous spike that a nearby lightning strike can cause.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> And again, I didn't mean to make my point only to you, but to everyone
>>>>>>>>>>> reading the thread; not everyone will have a UPS.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Did you read the article at the link I posted (down below)? I think
>>>>>>>>>>> it's very interesting.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>>>>>>>>>>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, November 26, 2008 11:39 AM Don Schmidt wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Found some time to read your offering, Jon Bach's article. (Well written)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> In his article he states four major reasons to discourage RAID; but those
>>>>>>>>>>>> same reasons could apply to any form of storage hardware.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Backup is not a 100% solution to prevent loss of data.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Without RAID you could do a traditional backup at 8:00 AM and at 8:30 AM you
>>>>>>>>>>>> no longer have a second copy of data. Assuming one was engaged in some work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> In the final analysis it would fall upon one's own evaluation on what is
>>>>>>>>>>>> best to meet his/her requirements; the value of the data.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Some folks like Fords and some folks like Chevrolets. This seems to be
>>>>>>>>>>>> changing to Hondas and Toyotas.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> ( SCSI still has a warm spot in my heart )
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Take care,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>> Don (The stubborn Churman)
>>>>>>>>>>>> Vancouver, USA
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, November 27, 2008 2:06 PM Yet wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> U got mail with my e-mail addy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "xxxxx" wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Saturday, December 05, 2009 6:52 AM Gordy Gonyo wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi, my windows xp home computer keeps shutting down saying that my raid controller is not working. What do I have to do to fix the problem? Thank You. - Gordy.
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