MSI 945GCM7-F RAID Function missing in BIOS

Hi every1, i just got my MSI 945GCM7-F last week, was trying to enable the RAID function in BIOS to use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager but the RAID function is missing in the BIOS.
According to the manual, to enable RAID in BIOS should be under
Integrated peripherals; On-Chip ATA devices; then RAID Mode
But my BIOS do not have the RAID Mode and AHCI Devices Group option, under On Chip ATA Devices only have On-Chip IDE controller and PCI IDE BusMaster.
i did try and flash my BIOS using th liveupdates but the BIOS still remaind the same. Kindy advice and thanks alot guys!
# Intel Pentium 4 550
# MSI 945GCM7-F
# 2x kingston 1GB DDR2 533)
# On board
# 2x Seagate 200gb/250 SATA
# Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP3)
And also can tell me more about Motherboard shorting the casing issue, i think i have this issue too, some time mobo just dun start up after cpu fan spin a while, i try to unscrew the screw abit and sometime works and sometime dun. Thanks alot again

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the following drivers are availabe for this board in particular.
Intel ICH7R/ICH8R SATA RAID Driver (For floppy driver)
Intel IAA RAID Edition for ICH7R
that should then mean that this board has ICH7R and supports raid. please could you explain
Your conclusion is not quite correct as it ignores the fact that there are two premises:
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Intel® ICH7/ICH7R Chipset
This piece of information mentions two different chipsets:
1. The Intel ICH7 Chipset
2. The Intel ICH7R Chipset
Now look at the following:
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- Serial ATA RAID 0/1/0+1 for ICH7R.
- Integrated AHCI controller for ICH7R.
It tells you that only the ICH7R Chipset features SATA RAID and SATA AHCI Modes.
The board comes in two different variants (which differ only in the chipset used (ICH7 vs. ICH7R). Consequently, the the fact that MSI offers AHCI/RAID Drivers in the download section does not rule out the fact that the board variant you have could have an ICH7 Chipset which does not support AHCI or RAID Operation.
Please pay attention to the following sign which appears right next to the specs on the product page:
That said, let's look at this in more detail:
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i had it before firmware upgrade.
Are you absolutely sure you are remembering it right? Are you sure that a BIOS Update changed this or is it possible that you are referring to your other board which could have been the ICH7R Variant?
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and the previous board also had the option.
What BIOS Version did you use before the BIOS Update?
Which BIOS Version are you using now?
How was the BIOS Updated and why?
What is the serial number of your mainboard(s)?

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