K9A Platinum - Hardware Compatibility List

I was just wondering if anyone know how long it typically takes for MSI to release their Test Reports after releasing a new motherboard.
I am interested in building a new machine using the K9A Platinum, but I would really like to be able to see the Test Report before I proceed.
Thanks.

Thanks for the replies!
MSI's response was to check the memory manufacturers websites and see what they say is compatible. So I've decided to go with a dual channel kit from Corsair.
CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X1024A-6400 - Retail
On a slightly related note, I couldn't find anything about it on the site so thought I'd ask here before emailing MSI again through that complicated form they have. Is the K9A motherboard compatible with ATX 2.2 version powersupplies? They have the missing pin, number 16 I beleive. Eliminated a 5v line on the ps connector.
Basically, anyone using this motherboard and a PSU with the missing pin?
Thanks all. If you can't tell, I definitely like to do my research before purchasing/building.

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Why no CPU support of Phenoms on K9A Platinum ?

Hi there people,
I know I am rather new to the board...or at least I didn't post in a long time.
First I hope I choose the right forum for my question. If I didn't I am sorry and hope that a moderator will be so kind and move my topic accordingly.
Now to my question, as a happy owner of a K9A Platinum board, which I had choosen last X-Mas because it was common consensus that it will be able to use Phenom cores later on since the use the same "Socket" basically apart from the memory controller and HT differences between AM2 and AM2+.
Now it looks like MSI is not going to release a BIOS capable of supporting the new phenoms ? Or is it just they are waiting for the new steppings with the fixed TLB bug to release a BIOS for those CPUs ?
Does anyone have more insight in this matter ? I mean I can understand MSI policy in that they want to sell K9A2 (or any other AM2+) boards but I find it rather unfair to those customers who had bought a K9A (or generally a Socket AM2 board, because K9A2 wasnt out back then when I bought it). And as other companies do show it is possible to switch the BIOS on the exact same chipsets to support Phenom cores. So why not the MSI board(s).
See here: http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=prodcpusupport&prod_no=259&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=171&cat3_no=#menu
I am a longterm MSI customer having had MSI mainboards for years now and this is the first time I actually have a "problem". I paid 100€ for my mainboard last year and I am not willing to spend another 100€ to circle around a limitation which should be fixable with a BIOS update (see ASUS) ?
Maybe I should reconsider my longterm customership with MSI and switch to ASUS...which I would not like as an option.
Is there any chance that MSI will bring out a Phenom supporting BIOS ? They did bring out such BIOSes for other mainboards so why not the K9A ? Its basically the same as the K9A2 afaik ?
Lastly I want to partly apologize for my little "rant" above...I am just at the moment so disappointed.
Iscaran

Quote from: Iscaran on 09-February-08, 22:04:26
I see...however then I find it quite strange that the same chipset mainboard from ASUS for example allows for that update ?
Do those have really differing BIOS chipsizes ? I though the BIOS is stored in a piece of hardware provided by the chipset manufacturer ?
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=149&l3=624
As you probably already realized I am no expert when it comes to BIOSes...suffice to say that I tend to know what I am doing when flashing it and I know a little about hardware in general.
Perhaps you could elaborate further on this ?
"Do those have really differing BIOS chipsizes ? I though the BIOS is stored in a piece of hardware provided by the chipset manufacturer ?
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=149&l3=624"
Yes that which you linked is using 8Mbit BIOS chip, while your mainboard is using 4Mbit BIOS chip.
However:
"I see...however then I find it quite strange that the same chipset mainboard from ASUS for example allows for that update ?"
We don't care for other brands than MSI. Please stop link to different manufacturers.
You can view list of Phenom Ready MSI mainboards here: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=113759.0
As you can see there is a budget models as well. Its the matter of BIOS capacity.

MSI k9a Platinum + PowerColor 1950 pro extreme + bios v1.6

Hello! At motherboard stood version firmware v1.4 Run test 3DMark2005 and received 10,444 importance to my configuration (which is a good figure). Then Live Update pointed out that there are newer BIOS v1.6, I flash. Then began receiving in 7048 3DMark2005 :( Tried to reinvent the windows XP, set new driver, not helped, Clear CMOS. ReFlash to version v1.3 (why not found on the website version v1.4), and miracle! 3DMark2005 shows 10456 . It can be concluded to reduce speed blame new BIOS. So do not recommend placing Edition v1.4 above.
Sorry for my English. I used a translator from GOOGLE
AMD 5200+ windsor
MSI k9a platinum
PowerColor X1950 PRO Extreme 256MB
DDR-2 1Gb 800 Elixir *2
Western Digital Serial ATA II (WD3200AAJS) - 8Mb, 7200rpm
Chieftec LBX-02BBSL 450W

Here we go AGAIN, I will explain this AGAIN .......
Do not flash the bios if there aren't any problems!
Flashing the bios is only usefull if you experience compatibility problems between certain hardware devices in your pc. So, leave the bios alone!
A BIOS IS NOT A DRIVER!
And, like it is with drivers, newer is not always better! Some driver/bios are meant only for newer hardwaremodels.
LEAVE IT ALONE, UNLESS YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO MESS WITH IT.
So, Foxyrus, lesser points in 3DMark was completely your own fault, not MSI's. Telling people not to use the 1.6 bios is nonsense. In your case it did not work, but for some folks it probably will work.

MSI K9A Platinum and VIA drivers issue? XP 0x0000007B stop error.

I get a Windows Stop error when trying to boot into Windows XP with new components. The SATA hard drive (and Windows XP installation) is from the old computer.
The new computer components are:
MB: MSI K9A Platinum, chipset: RD580 (North Bridge), SB600 (South Bridge)
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 5600+, boxed (the cooler and fan came with the CPU).
Video: MSI Radeon 1950 XTX
The old (and working) computer setup is:
OS: XP Professional
MB: Abit AV8-3rd Eye, chipset: VIA K8T800Pro + VT8237
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Video: Sapphire Radeon 9800Pro All-in-Wonder, videodriver: atidvag.dll version 6.14.10.6542
HD: Maxtor 6B200M0 SCSI Disk Device
BIOS: Phoenix 6.00PG 20.04.2005
System drivers with "via" in the name: VIAAGP1.SYS, viaide.sys, viasride.sys
VIA 4in1 (Hyperion) version: 4.55 (that can be found at HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Via4in1Driver).
VIA 2.20e SATA/RAID driver was used when installing this computer setup.
The precise stop error is:
0x0000007B (0xba4c3528, 0xc0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
From many sites I have gathered that the error is related to Windows XP not being able to access a critical system drive. Most probably the SATA hard drive issue.
The problem probably is the VIA drivers of the old motherboard and/or the SATA driver.
First I should mention, that MSI K9A Platinum does not have a hard disk SATA driver. If it does, I have been unable to find one. Certainly no such floppy disk included, and no such driver in the MSI's Web page for this motherboard.
Second important point: I never used RAID. I did use VIA 2.20e SATA/RAID driver disk when installing Windows XP to the old computer.
Strange that the hard drive model is reported as a "SCSI Disk Device". It's not a SCSI drive however: it's a SATA disk.
I have tried to uninstal the motherboard chipset drivers (Hyperion v4.55), but there seems to be a bug here: the drivers should be uninstalled using the installation program, and select the uninstall option. However, I do not get the uninstallation option to choose at all! Yes, I'm using the normal installation mode, not the quick installation (although tried that, too). The Hyperion setup program just installs, and asks to reboot the computer. After rebooting and trying again, it still does not offer me an uninstallation choise.
I know how to install hard drive VIA SATA driver, but I have no idea how to uninstall it. And I'm afraid to do that without certainty that it IS the solution, since I could not access the hard drive any more in the old computer setup (and return to read this forum). Also, I do not have a floppy drive any more. Anyone know if there is an issue with K9A and XP having VIA SATA driver installed?
When I tried the new computer setup, I first tried the simplest possible hardware combination: there were no CD/DVD-drives, no (parallel)IDE hard drives, and no PCI cards, except the MSI video adapter.
My BIOS Setup experiments. None of these helped: got the same stop error each time.
1) I didn't much touch the BIOS setting first. Just tried to boot with the settings BIOS came with.
2) Next I disabled the integrated audio, LAN and IEE1394 devices and floppy drive and disabled all other choises except the SATA drive as a boot device.
3) Next I tried with the fail-safe BIOS defaults.
4) Cleared CMOS.
5) Changed OnChip SATA type from Native IDE to Legacy IDE. (Only one boot attempt with the setting as Legacy.)
6) Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster.
7) Never touched anything in the Cell Menu: so the settings are in minimum.
A step I have taken after the last attempt: run Windows XP hard drive error-checking tool to every logical drive with the fix option selected, and the system drive also with scan the bad sectors option selected.
My plans next are:
1) to install a newer Hyperion driver. If that would correct the no-unistallation-choice-bug,
2) to disable USB-devices in the BIOS (desperate),
3) to choose the Windows general video display driver (although I seriously doubt this is a display driver problem!).
4) to uninstall the Anti-Virus software (Avira Antivir).
I've read a numerous Web pages so far about the 0x0000007B stop error. Here are some links:
Quote
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/knowledge_base/
Stop 0x0000007B or INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
This Stop message, also known as Stop 0x7B, indicates that Windows XP Professional lost access to the system volume or boot volume during the startup process. This error always occurs while the system is starting and is often caused by one of the following:
* Hardware problems
* Corrupted or incompatible storage drivers
* File system problems
* Boot sector viruses
* Outdated firmware
During I/O system initialization, this error can occur when:
* The controller or driver for the startup device (typically the hard disk) failed to initialize the necessary hardware.
* File system initialization failed because the system did not recognize the data on the boot device.
Quote
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314082
You receive a Stop 0x0000007B error after you move the Windows XP system disk to another computer
SYMPTOMS
After you move the Microsoft Windows XP system (boot) disk to a backup computer, you may receive the following Stop error when you try to start the Windows XP-based backup computer:
STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF741B84C,0xC0000034,0x00000000,0x00000000)
CAUSE
This error may occur if the registry entries and the drivers for the mass storage controller hardware in the backup computer are not installed in Windows XP.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this error, use the same hardware for the backup computer.
Heh, heh! Very nice Microsoft, but I plan to update my computer, so I NEED to use different components
Quote
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324103
Device Driver Issues
You may receive a "Stop 0x0000007B" error message in the following scenarios:
•   A device driver that the computer boot controller needs is not configured to start during the startup process.
•   A device driver that the computer boot controller needs is corrupted.
•   Information in the Windows XP registry (information related to how the device drivers load during startup) is corrupted.
Hardware Issues
You may receive a "Stop 0x0000007B" error message if there is a resource conflict between the boot controller and another controller or between SCSI devices. You may also receive this Stop error message if drive translation is not being performed or if drive translation was changed. To troubleshoot this issue:
1.   If an IRQ or I/O port address conflict exists between the boot controller and another controller, Windows XP either stops responding (hangs) or displays a "Stop 0x0000007B" error message. If you recently added new hardware, remove the new hardware or reconfigure it so that it does not conflict with the resources of any other installed controllers.
2.   If you are using a SCSI hard disk, check the SCSI chain for correct termination. Remove any unused SCSI devices or make sure that each SCSI ID is unique.
3.   Make sure that drive translation is turned on (if it is required) and that it has not been changed. For example, if you recently switched controllers, this issue may occur. For additional information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 314082.
Quote
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316401/
SYMPTOMS
When you start your Microsoft Windows XP-based computer after you replace the motherboard on the computer, you may receive a Stop error message that is similar to the following:
STOP 0x0000007B INACCESSABLE_BOOT_DEVICE
CAUSE
This issue may occur if the new motherboard contains an embedded IDE controller that has a different chipset than the original motherboard.
RESOLUTION
Method 1: Perform an in-place upgrade of Windows XP [<- That means repair installation of Windows XP]
•   Do not use a repair or in-place upgrade if you suspect disk problems.
Method 2: Repartition and format your hard disk and reinstall Windows XP

Alright I got the situation over.
Quote from: Roskaposti on 19-May-07, 04:44:59
My plans next are:
1) to install a newer Hyperion driver. If that would correct the no-unistallation-choice-bug,
2) to disable USB-devices in the BIOS (desperate),
3) to choose the Windows general video display driver (although I seriously doubt this is a display driver problem!).
4) to uninstall the Anti-Virus software (Avira Antivir).
I did try all all the above, and none of them helped.
And by the way: after installing the new Hyperion (VIA chipset drivers), I was finally able to also uninstall. It also uninstalled the IDE SATA (I think) and PATA drivers.
But what I had to do, was to make a REPAIR installation of Windows XP.
So, I was wondering now afterwards: this is really, really silly. Why the hell we need to re-install Windows if we move the SYSTEM SATA drive to another computer? We don't have similar problem with parallel IDE drives. Whom should we thank here??
The issue is to insert the driver files and the information of the ide drivers Windows should use with the next boot. How can it be this difficult?
What you basically need is..
- the information about the new chipset's PCIIDE.SYS/[VENDOR_PROVIDED_FILE].SYS and ATAPIIDE.SYS inserted into the values in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSetXXX\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase
- and the vendor's IDE drivers to the %SYSTEMROOT%/System32/drivers folder.
Maybe something else, I don't know. But the problem was, Windows didn't know how, or what drivers to use. That can't be so big problem you need to install the whole OS anew!

Compatability List

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we have a desktop PC-based RT system that we built a few years ago. When we built the system we had hardware problems- the target's network adapter we used, though being in the compatibility list (82574L chipset), did not work when RAM was more than 2GB. This was solved with the kind help of NI support (Danny Diaz), who sent me a patch driver that solved the issue. The system worked well since then.
unfortunately we had to re-install the system recently due to HD expiry. we encountered the same problem (apparently the bug was not fixed in subsequent RT module versions), but this time the patch didn't worked. we found another compatible network adapter (broadcom BCM5751 chpiset) and now we have communication, but we have many TCP-IP failures, the CPUs are at 95% use and the system is unstable.
we decided to upgrade the system- newer processor (we're currently using old Core2 Duo), and a new network adapter. the compatiblity list you have on the web seems very outdated- ivy bridge, for instance, is hard to come by today. also, our vendors do not offer systems with as little as 4GB RAM. can you please assist us with finding an available machine that is known to be compatible?
thanks,
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Hi avnerw,
You need to meet the LabVIEW minimum requirements that are specified in the following document.
System Requirements for NI LabVIEW Development Systems and LabVIEW Modules
http://www.ni.com/labview/requirements/
In addition to that, for the LabVIEW 2013 Real-Time module you will need the requirements specified in the following document
LabVIEW 2013 Real-Time Module Readme
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/971BBCC5FF4E1ECA86257B7C004F84C9#sysreq
Which LabVIEW Real-Time version do you have?
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Conflicting info on Pentium D 930 cpu-P6N SLI Platinum mobo compatability

I have seen conflicting information on the compatibility of the Pentium D 930 CPU and the P6N SLi Platinum motherboard (MS-7350 Ver. 1). On MSI's website I have searched for this motherboard and then gone to the compatible CPUs. Several Pentium D models are supported, however 930 is not among them. In searching on this site I have spotted at least one user who seems to have used these two together successfully.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=116011.msg872815
it appears that this user was using the bios update version 1.5 originally and then upgraded to 1.6. Both appeared to work for him.
I was hoping to find out if anybody else has an opinion as to the suitability of this combination? From the physical evidence, it would appear that this works. Is this perhaps just a situation where MSI didn't bother to update their CPU compatibility list as bios versions evolved?

Well, seems some Presler cpus are supported so it could work. So far I don't see any technical reason why it shouldn't. None the less there is no official support since it is not mentioned in the cpu support chart. Either it will work with no problem or not boot at all. You can do no harm to it trying. If it works the post screen could show unkown processor because of lacking support but if you get that far everything will work fine.
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Hi, I'm trying to build a new system and I'm just having a TERRIBLE time getting a good motherboard to actually work.... I was running a Crossfire 939 AMD system and I wanted to upgrade it.
I had originally purchased a DFI Lanparty 3200 Crossfire Intel board and a core duo 2 chip. After the fact, I found out the board is very buggy and has a bad problem with memory post. It got stuck in a C1 error and I could not fix it and had to send it back.
I then decided to stick with AMD and I got a Asus M2R32-MVP board and a Athlon 64 FX-62 chip... again, I'm having problems as the motherboard will turn itself off within 2 seconds of turning it on.
I am considering running out to Microcenter this weekend and grabbing a K9A Platinum but I wanted to get some feedback before I bought it as to setting it up, if its compatible with my ram and power supply... I did read that the board is defaulted to 1.8v memory and the ram I have is 2.1v.
I'm kinda at my wits end about this and I'm really frustrated. I'll list the other components below:
Thermaltake toughpower W0105RU ATX12V / EPS12V 700W Power Supply - Retail
OCZ ATI CrossFire 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2A8002GK - Retail (4 sticks = 4 gigs)
NZXT Apollo BLACK NP Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
And the AMD 64 FX-62 AM2
Thanks!

Thank you for the input...
Also if you note... I do NOT have any components hooked up to the board except the cpu, 1 ram stick and the psu. I do not have my cards, my hard drives or my sound card hooked up.
Its turning off by itself with nothing but the ram, the cpu and the psu hooked up.
Can you recommend a higher wattage single rail than a 610?
You really think its my power supply?
These are the specs of the psu:
Model
Brand Thermaltake
Model W0105RU
Series toughpower
SPEC
Type ATX12V / EPS12V
Maximum Power 700W
Fans 1 x 14 cm Fan
PFC Active
Main Connector 20 + 4Pin
Dual +12V Yes
PCI-E Connectors 2 x 6Pin
SLI Support NVIDIA SLI Certified
Modular Cabling Support No
Power Good Signal 100-500ms
Hold-up Time 16ms min.
Efficiency up to 85%
Over Voltage Protection +5V 7.0 Vmax
+3.3V 4.5 Vmax
+12V 15.6 Vmax
Input Voltage 100 - 240 V
Input Frequency Range 47 - 63 Hz
Input Current 10A @ 115V, 5A @ 230V
Output +3.3V@30A,+5V@28A,+12V1@18A,+12V2@18A,+12V3@18A,+12V4@18A,[email protected],+5VSB@3A
MTBF >120,000 hours
Approvals CE, CB, TUV, FCC, UL, CUL, and BSMI certified
Features
Connectors 1 x Main connector (20+4 pin)
1 x 12V (P4)
1 x 12V (8pin)
7 x peripheral
6 x SATA
2 x Floppy
2 x PCI-E
Features SLI, Cross-Fire, and Dual Core CPU ready
Protections: Over Current, Over Voltage, and Short-Circuit protection
Next generation four +12V rails(12V1, 12V2, 12V3, 12V4) supports high-end graphic card and PC system (combined loading of 48A)
Independent Voltage Circuit: offers unflappable current delivery under heavy load and makes voltage output more stable
Industrial grade components (capacitor, transformer, etc)

K9A Platinum and Sata Harddrive

Hi,
I recently upgraded from a K8n to a K9A Platinum and unfortunately my SATA drives no longer show up in the "safely remove hardware" icon in the taskbar.
I thought this might be a Windows problem with old boarddrivers and all, so i did a clean reinstall. Still not there. (In the disk policies tab under the drives property the "write caching and safe removal" is grayed out and set to "optimise for performance", the only thing can select is "enable write caching on the disk". I have no idea if this makes any difference, I just thought I'd mention it!)
Does anyone know how I could get the Sata drives to show up in the taskbar again??
I mostly found people wanting to get rid of the Sata drives in the taskbar, so call me weird! I want them back!!!
Thanks for your help!

Quote from: Ybeen on 29-August-07, 23:06:55
Yea, that's what i gather from all the post on the internet, I'm just not happy with what i have!
Is there anyone out there who can tell me why my "write caching and safe removal" policies under the harddrive properties is grayed out??
Thanks!!
"Yea, that's what i gather from all the post on the internet, I'm just not happy with what i have! "
"Is there anyone out there who can tell me why my "write caching and safe removal" policies under the harddrive properties is grayed out?? "
because those options are valid for removable storages only.
"Thanks!!"

K9A Platinum Low Raid 0 Performance?

hi i just build this pc a few days ago and i did some tests on my raid using HD Tach (and on a website called pcpitstop.com)
both of these seem to be reporting my hard drives are doing no more than 80MB/s ... even though i have setup RAID 0 for 3 drives on the utility with the motherboard,
a friend of mine (who uses 4 drives in raid 0 of EXACTLY the same type of hard drive) gets more than 320MB/s on his drives ....
i fail to see how 3 of my drives = 80 MB/s, whilst 4 of his = 320MB/s
I installed the driver and took off the jumper at the back of the drive (to make them SATA II)
I checked the RAID config utility and all the settings seem to be perfect, however the drives seem to be failing to deliver the transfer speed i am looking for ...
My IDE drive is comparable to this setup, which kind of defies the point of me paying so much money for a RAID setup that's giving me the performance of only one of my drives
Windows recognises one drive, and says RAID 0 so i guess the RAID is working it's just not performing properly
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated,
thanks

Quote from: Hans on 14-June-07, 03:56:02
Hi!
Please read Moan Guide first.
In general: RAID-0 performance is often exaggerated, although your speed seems to be too low. RAID-0 speeds depend on many things: the way the RAID has been set up (block/chunk size, driver, disks, controller, etc). Furthermore, different bench tools will show you different speeds, so don't depend too much on what a tool tells you.
*Edit: don't confuse burst speed with average read/write speeds! The burst speed can exceed the read/write speeds by a factor more than 2!
Some tips you may want to try:
- enable/disable NCQ (Device Manager -> SCSI/RAID-devices);
- try a different block size;
- try a different/newer driver or try the driver that came with the board;
- use the manufacturer's disk tool to have all disks checked for any errors. You may need to connect them as if they are IDE's to make them being recognized properly.
Then this: As far as I'm aware, Windows will not show RAID-0, unless you set up the RAID through Windows disk manager (system tools). If you did setup through Windows disk manager, please setup RAID again using the RAID bios on you board.
hey thanks for the reply, i'll try and give you some more info on what's going on;
firstly some more computer specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 bit dual core 5000+
Graphics: ATI x1950XT-X Crossfire Edition (Single card at the moment)
Mobo: K9A Platinum (havent updated bios yet)
PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700W
RAM: Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator DHX PC2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB)
HDD: 3xSeagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - (Took the jumpers off the back to make them SATA II)
The motherboard uses the ATI XPRESS 3200 chipset, which supports up to 4x SATA II Drives, this is what i have used to connect the hard drives to. The Motherboard also offers a RAID utility for 0,1, and 0+1 RAID - i have used raid 0 with block size 128KB (it offered 64 or 128), FastInit was ON, and the other 2 settings i couldnt change, i activated all drives to the array and setup (in the BIOS) for the SATA's to be seen as a RAID configuration.
The latest drivers i used was catalyst 7.5 available from ATI website, the drivers on the CD dont work because i use Vista 64, and the CD says it doesnt support my OS, so i downloaded them.
In response to windows seeing the RAID .... i meant it see's one normal hard drive but the disk comes up as a RAID SCSI device in Propeties -> Hardware, that is the name the RAID utility (straight after POST) gives to the array i think, and so windows recognises it as one.

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